E2SHB 2647 -
By Senators Oemig, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Fairley, Pflug, Stevens, Roach, Swecker, Murray, and Hargrove
OUT OF ORDER 03/07/2008
On page 2, line 31 of the amendment, after "children;" strike "or"
On page 2, line 32 of the amendment, after "seats" insert "; or
(vi) Vaccines containing added mercury for children under the age
of eighteen or pregnant women"
On page 4, after line 33 of the amendment, insert the following:
"(3) Beginning July 1, 2009, no one may knowingly administer
vaccines containing added mercury into children under the age of
eighteen or pregnant women unless notice is provided to parents or
guardians of the child or pregnant woman receiving the vaccine, that
the vaccine contains mercury. Further, if a United States food and
drug administration approved alternative vaccine without added mercury
is available, the disclosure to the parents or guardians of the child
or pregnant woman receiving a vaccine containing mercury must be
informed that a mercury-free option is available."
EFFECT: Requires notification prior to the administration of vaccines with added mercury in children under the age of 18 or pregnant women.