Bill Text: TX HR1289 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 24, 2019, as World Meningitis Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1289 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1289-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1289 |
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WHEREAS, World Meningitis Day is being observed on April 24, | ||
2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Meningitis, which can be caused by a viral or | ||
bacterial infection, refers to an inflammation of the membranes, or | ||
meninges, surrounding the brain and spinal cord; though cases of | ||
viral meningitis are often mild, bacterial meningitis is a serious | ||
disease that can rapidly turn fatal; a person may die in a period of | ||
only 8 to 24 hours after first contracting the infection; and | ||
WHEREAS, Every year since 2012, 10 to 12 percent of | ||
individuals infected with bacterial meningitis have lost their | ||
battle with the disease; the rate of bacterial meningitis is higher | ||
among adolescents and young adults than it is for most other age | ||
groups, and several outbreaks have occurred on college campuses | ||
within the last decade; among those who survive meningococcal | ||
disease, 20 percent go on to live with severe health problems; and | ||
WHEREAS, Vaccinating adolescents for meningitis saves lives | ||
and prevents the health problems and disabilities caused by the | ||
bacterium, including epilepsy, paralysis, limb loss, organ damage, | ||
and brain damage; inoculating young people also offers economic | ||
advantages by decreasing the direct costs and productivity losses | ||
associated with the disease; and | ||
WHEREAS, Greater public awareness can help the State of Texas | ||
reduce the number of incidents and outbreaks of bacterial | ||
meningitis, and World Meningitis Day provides an important | ||
opportunity to increase understanding of this debilitating and | ||
potentially life-threatening illness; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 24, 2019, as World Meningitis | ||
Day and encourage all Texans to learn more about the prevention of | ||
bacterial meningitis through immunization. | ||
Beckley | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1289 was adopted by the House on April | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||