PRINTER'S NO. 4118
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1106
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY RADER, HENNESSEY, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, RYAN,
DAVIS, READSHAW, QUIGLEY, MILLARD, LONGIETTI, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, BOBACK, DiGIROLAMO, BIZZARRO, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD,
CALTAGIRONE AND WARREN, OCTOBER 1, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of October 2018 as "1918 Influenza
Pandemic Remembrance Month" in Pennsylvania to commemorate
the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
WHEREAS, Influenza pandemics occurred three times in the
previous century, and history and science suggest that the
United States and the world will face at least one pandemic in
this century; and
WHEREAS, A pandemic can cause severe illness, death and
disruption throughout the country and the world, and outbreaks
can occur in many different locations all at the same time; and
WHEREAS, Preparing for an influenza pandemic requires
coordinated action at all levels of government and all sectors
of society including businesses, schools, faith-based and
community organizations, families and individuals, starting with
the support practice of broadly immunizing individuals with the
seasonal flu vaccine; and
WHEREAS, The 1918 influenza pandemic is recognized as one of
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the most devastating diseases in human history with an estimated
50 million deaths worldwide; and
WHEREAS, It is estimated that approximately 500 million
people, or one-third of the world's population, became infected
with this virus and the high mortality in healthy people was a
unique feature of this pandemic; and
WHEREAS, More than 675,000 Americans are estimated to have
died during the pandemic, 50,000 of which were in Pennsylvania;
and
WHEREAS, The 1918 influenza pandemic galvanized scientific
research into the causes of influenza and ways to ensure that a
worldwide influenza pandemic does not happen again, resulting in
the first influenza vaccine being developed in the United States
in 1938 to ensure that soldiers would be protected in the advent
of World War II; and
WHEREAS, Today, the worldwide research and public health
communities continue to work together to understand the 1918
influenza pandemic and society has learned from that experience
and influenza immunization today remains an effective tool for
limiting influenza illness, protecting the public health and
saving lives each year; and
WHEREAS, An informed and prepared public is essential to
minimizing the health effects of influenza and the resulting
consequences to society and this is achieved through learning
important health and safety information concerning influenza
with material targeted at groups including families, travelers,
workers, communities and health professionals; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of October 2018 as "1918 Influenza Pandemic Remembrance
Month" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918
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influenza pandemic.
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