Bill · H.R. 87· House(119-HR-87)
Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act
- Introduced
- 1/3/2025
- Last activity
- 1/3/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sponsored by
- Andy Biggs
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. It prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from adding any COVID-19 vaccine to the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless certain conditions are met. Specifically, all clinical data regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccine must be posted on the CDC public website first. This data must include any adverse effects and must be deidentified to protect personal health information. Additionally, any COVID-19 vaccine currently on the child and adolescent immunization schedule would be deemed removed upon the act's enactment.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+7
The bill mandates the public posting of all clinical data regarding the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines on the CDC website.
The opposite· 3 of 4
Does this make health care easier to get in general?-5
The bill removes existing COVID-19 vaccines from the child and adolescent immunization schedule, which may limit access to preventative care.
Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak?-5
The bill limits the ability of health agencies to proactively include COVID-19 vaccines in the standard immunization schedule, potentially hindering rapid public health responses.
Would children be better off under this?-4
The bill removes existing COVID-19 vaccines from the child and adolescent immunization schedule.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency: The bill requires the Secretary to post all clinical data in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services, including information about safety, efficacy, and adverse effects, on the CDC public website (Section 2, subsection a).
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Protection of Privacy: While requiring the posting of clinical data, the bill ensures that all such data is deidentified to protect individually identifiable health information and personnel information (Section 2, subsection a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Removal of Existing Vaccines: Any COVID-19 vaccine currently included on the child and adolescent immunization schedule would be deemed removed upon the enactment of this section (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 1).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access-5Improves Pandemic Preparedness-5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children-4Good For Young Adults-4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+7
- 1/3/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House