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MI HR0376

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/5/2018

Primary Sponsor

Kathy Crawford

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Declares September 2018 as Shingles Awareness and Improvement Month in Michigan
  • States that nearly 1 in 3 Americans will contract shingles in their lifetime, with Michigan cases almost doubling since 2014
  • Notes shingles risk increases significantly with age, affecting nearly half of those over 60 and half of people living to age 85
  • Highlights that only 30 percent of eligible adults aged 50+ had received the shingles vaccine as of 2015, despite CDC and ACIP recommendations
  • Urges increased public awareness and outreach regarding adult vaccination against shingles to prevent the disease and its complications like post-herpetic neuralgia

Legislative Description

A resolution to declare September 2018 as Shingles Awareness and Improvement Month in the state of Michigan.

Shingles Awareness and Improvement Month

Last Action

Adopted

9/5/2018

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