ACTION ALERT: Please Ask Legislators to OPPOSE SB808 Which Enables Dentists to Administer Vaccines to Adults and Children Without Appropriate Oversight

Posted on February 26, 2021 By Informed Choice MarylandNo Comment

 TEXT OF SB808 – Health Occupations – Licensed Dentists – Administration of Vaccines:

Authorizing a licensed dentist to administer certain vaccines to certain individuals under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Board of Dental Examiners to adopt certain regulations regarding the administration of vaccines; requiring a licensed dentist who administers a vaccine to administer the vaccine under a certain protocol and report the vaccination to the ImmuNet Program; requiring a licensed dentist, before administering certain vaccines, to complete a certain Board-approved course; etc.
Read the full bill here

why icm opposes SB808

  • Dentists are not trained or equipped to obtain a full medical history of each patient before administering vaccines, nor are they experienced in determining risk factors and contraindications. Dentists administering vaccines particularly to children risk doing so despite unreported contraindications, while adverse reactions may be undetected and unreported to their primary care provider.
  • This act is proposed as an emergency measure, introduced under the State of Emergency established in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. There is currently no shortage of hospital care, or other emergency condition which necessitates vaccination by a Dentist rather than primary care provider.

  • If a Covid-19 vaccine is licensed for administration to children in particular, it will be important for these children to be vaccinated by their primary care providers who can carefully assess whether the vaccine is appropriate for each pediatric patient. Currently there are 982 U.S. deaths associated with Covid-19 vaccination reported in VAERS, compared to an average of about 40 reported deaths annually associated with all influenza vaccines combined. Covid-19 vaccines confer possible risks at 20-30 times the rate of influenza vaccines, and they have not been exhaustively tested. It's tremendously inappropriate and dangerous to administer these vaccines without rigorous oversight from healthcare providers

Who to contact about SB808

There will be a hearing for SB808 before the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee on 3/2/21 at 1:00 PM.

URGENT: We’re asking all members to call and email Senator West and the members of Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee and let them know, in your own words, why you oppose SB808.

Senator Chris West
Phone 410-841-3648 | 301-858-3648   Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3648
e-mail: Chris.West@senate.state.md.us

If you’re a constituent of his – in District 42 – let him know!

Find your district and representatives here!

Please copy and paste the following email addresses of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee members into the BCC section of your email:

 
Please call the offices of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee members:
 
Phone 410-841-3606 | 301-858-3606
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3606
 
Phone 410-841-3134 | 301-858-3134
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3134
 
Phone 410-841-3645 | 301-858-3645
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3645
 
Phone 410-841-3616 | 301-858-3616
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3616
 
Phone 410-841-3603 | 301-858-3603
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3603
 
Phone 410-841-3671 | 301-858-3671
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3671
 
Phone 410-841-3653 | 301-858-3653
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3653
 
Phone 410-841-3092 | 301-858-3092
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3092
 
Phone 410-841-3568 | 301-858-3568
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3568
 
Phone 410-841-3658 | 301-858-3658
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3658
 
Phone 410-841-3145 | 301-858-3145
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3145 
 

Please note: Rules for submitting written and oral testimony have changed this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, and can be viewed here. We’re asking members for phone calls, emails, and written testimony only at this time.

Please spread the word! Let’s flood Senator West’s office and the offices of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs committee members with polite, respectful, forceful emails and phone calls. They need to hear our voices!

 

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