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This resolution urges the United States Congress to compel the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to comply with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA), specifically by submitting biennial reports to Congress detailing actions taken to improve vaccine safety. The resolution highlights that since 1986, the NCVIA established a national vaccine program aimed at preventing infectious diseases and adverse vaccine reactions, and created a task force to examine vaccine safety. The law originally required the DHHS Secretary to submit reports every two years starting in 1989, but these reports have not been submitted. The resolution suggests that the legal immunity granted to vaccine manufacturers might have reduced their economic incentive to develop safer vaccines, and argues that it is in the public's best interest for the Secretary to provide these mandated reports. Additionally, the resolution calls for copies of the resolution to be transmitted to key government officials, including the DHHS Secretary, Senate President, House Speaker, and New Jersey's Congressional delegation.

Health and Social Services

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/AR12