Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A
WHEREAS, the National Center for Disease Control has determined, Viral Hepatitis A as an infectious disease affecting between 125,000-200,000 people nationwide each year, that 33% of Americans have evidence of past infection, that costs resulting from Hepatitis A are more than $200 million per year, that large nationwide outbreaks occur every decade, that minorities and children are at higher risk of contracting the disease, that more than 100 people die each year as a result of fulminate hepatitis brought on by Hepatitis A, that the incidence in California is twice the national average and that Hepatitis A is one of the most prevalent vaccine preventable diseases; and
WHEREAS, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend routine vaccinations for Hepatitis A in California;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party asks our state Democratic Legislators and the Governor to enact legislation requiring vaccinations for the prevention of Viral Hepatitis A.
Submitted by (Mr.) Terry Frost; Sutter County Central Committee
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Adopted by the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party
At Its Executive Board Meeting
Sacramento Sheraton Hotel
July 15, 2001