Full Text of HR0934 93rd General Assembly
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION 934
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives recognize that Tuesday, May 18th is HIV Vaccine | 4 |
| Awareness Day; and
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| WHEREAS, 46 million people around the world are living with | 6 |
| HIV/AIDS; and
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| WHEREAS, The worldwide epidemic killed more than 3 million | 8 |
| people this year and infected another 5 million with HIV; and
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| WHEREAS, There are more than 35,000 people living with HIV | 10 |
| in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Communities of color are disproportionately | 12 |
| impacted by HIV/AIDS; and
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| WHEREAS, Community support for the development of an HIV | 14 |
| vaccine is essential; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Thousands of volunteers, scientists, and health | 16 |
| professionals are committed to finding a safe and effective HIV | 17 |
| vaccine, and more than 12,000 individuals have already | 18 |
| volunteered in HIV vaccine clinical trials; and
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| WHEREAS, We must educate Americans about the ongoing search | 20 |
| for a vaccine to prevent the transmission of HIV and the | 21 |
| critical need for such a vaccine; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently, there is no HIV vaccine available, but | 23 |
| many scientists believe that a preventive HIV vaccine can be a | 24 |
| reality; and
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| WHEREAS, A preventive HIV vaccine is a critical component | 26 |
| of ending the AIDS pandemic; and
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| WHEREAS, A large scale HIV vaccine trial will require | 2 |
| thousands more participants of all races and ethnicities, | 3 |
| genders and socioeconomic backgrounds, to ensure that the | 4 |
| vaccine is effective; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| recognize May 18 as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, and commend the | 8 |
| hard work of all scientists, community organizations, and | 9 |
| individuals working to produce a vaccine and help bring about a | 10 |
| world without AIDS.
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