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GA SR753
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/13/2018
Primary Sponsor
Kay Kirkpatrick
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AI Summary
- Recognizes August 2018 as Shingles Awareness and Improvement Month at the Georgia state capitol, coinciding with National Immunization Awareness Month
- Urges the Department of Public Health to encourage health care practitioners to discuss shingles vaccines with adult patients and to adopt programs raising public awareness of adult vaccination
- Calls on the Department of Public Health to undertake a study examining barriers to shingles vaccination uptake and identify potential actions to increase vaccination rates
- Directs the Department to create and disseminate educational resources on shingles and host regular health and immunization-focused fairs for Georgia residents
- Notes that only 30 percent of eligible adults had received the shingles vaccine as of 2015, despite CDC and ACIP recommendations for healthy adults 50 and older, and that the annual economic burden of shingles is estimated at $782 million to $5 billion
Legislative Description
Department of Public Health; promote shingles vaccinations; urge; Shingles Awareness and Improvement Month; recognize August 2018
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/13/2018
Full Bill Text
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