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119-hr-87119th CongressWALLET

Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

Introduced

Summary

Requires public posting of all clinical safety and efficacy data before any COVID-19 vaccine can be placed on the child and adolescent immunization schedule. This bill would also remove any COVID-19 vaccine already on that schedule until the posting requirement is met and other legal conditions are satisfied.

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  • Families and children: Parents would see COVID-19 vaccines removed from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) child and adolescent schedule until HHS posts related clinical data publicly.
  • Vaccine developers and sponsors: Sponsors would need HHS to publish all HHS-held clinical data about their COVID-19 vaccine, with individual health and staff identifiers removed, before the vaccine can be recommended for children.
  • CDC and HHS operations: The Secretary would be required to post deidentified clinical data on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website and take administrative steps to effectuate removal and possible reinstatement under the bill's terms.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Remove COVID shots from child schedule

If enacted, any COVID-19 vaccine already on the CDC child and adolescent immunization schedule would be removed on the date of enactment. The HHS Secretary would take steps needed to carry out that removal. A vaccine could be added back only after the required clinical data are posted and other law is followed. This would take effect upon enactment.

Post COVID vaccine data before child schedule

The bill would block adding any COVID-19 vaccine to the CDC child and adolescent immunization schedule unless HHS first posts all clinical data it has on that vaccine. The posting would have to cover safety, effectiveness, and any adverse effects. The data would need to be deidentified to protect patient privacy and protect information about agency and sponsor personnel. This would apply to the CDC’s child and adolescent schedule set by its advisory committee. It would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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