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HI SCR162
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Gil Keith-agaran
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AI Summary
S.C.R. NO. 162 Summary
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Requests the Department of Health, University of Hawaii, and other relevant state agencies to conduct a statewide DNA study to determine if residents with the genetic variant rs12252-C have heightened risk of influenza infection.
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Identifies DNA research showing a genetic marker that may increase influenza infection risk in persons of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry, populations comprising nearly two-thirds of Hawaii's resident population.
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Directs that findings from the DNA study be used to advance statewide pandemic influenza mitigation planning.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health, Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, and President of the University of Hawaii.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Health, University Of Hawaii, And Other Relevant State Agencies To Conduct A Statewide Dna Study To Determine Whether Residents Of The State With The Genetic Variant Rs12252-c May Be At A Heightened Risk Of Influenza.
University of Hawaii
Last Action
The committee on CPH deferred the measure.
3/20/2019