Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding prioritizing the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the military.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1245 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1245

    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
     prioritizing the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the military.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2020

 Mr. DesJarlais submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
     prioritizing the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the military.

Whereas there are approximately 1,300,000 active duty servicemembers and 
        hundreds of thousands of additional trainees;
Whereas pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna's COVID-19 
        vaccines have shown early signs of success and could start to become 
        available to the American people before the end of 2020;
Whereas it is expected there could be around 40,000,000 doses of the COVID-19 
        vaccine available for distribution by the end of 2020;
Whereas it is a priority to distribute the vaccine to those most vulnerable such 
        as our Nation's seniors and other high-risk groups starting in December 
        2020;
Whereas the Department of Defense's vaccine efforts through Operation Warp Speed 
        has accelerated the research, development, and manufacturing of vaccines 
        and logistic support for vaccine distribution;
Whereas the United States military and its trainees serve a vital role in 
        protecting our Nation and keeping people across the world safe;
Whereas our Nation's servicemembers and trainees are not able to train as 
        normal;
Whereas the United States military has continued to excel and perform as the 
        world's greatest professionals despite the challenges of the COVID-19 
        pandemic; and
Whereas our Nation's military is always ready for any challenge to protect the 
        American people and those most vulnerable: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
it should be the policy of the United States to prioritize our Nation's 
military and trainees in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as 
reasonably practicable.
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