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A625 was introduced in the Assembly and referred to the Assembly Children, Families, and Food Security Committee on 1/9/2024. This bill is sponsored by Senator Robert W. Singer.
S656 was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee on 1/9/2024. This bill is sponsored by Assemblyman Sean T. Kean.
A625 and S656 require the identification and study of infant fatalities and near deaths resulting from vaccination. These bills also require the inclusion of vaccination information in reports of sudden or unexpected infant deaths.
A625 and S656 supplement and amend Title 26, regarding health and vital statistics, to add further duties to the State's Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board by collecting and providing additional data that will be reported to the governor and legislature along with recommendations that can reduce or eliminate vaccination-related infant deaths or near deaths, summarized as follows:
SECTION 1. Establishes requirements for the Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigations using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided SUIDI form.
a. Requires that in the case of a sudden or unexpected death of an infant, the child's physician and other parties involved must complete a Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigations Reporting Form (SUIDI form), which is made available by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Reproductive Health (CDC).
b. Requires the child's physician to add an addendum to the SUIDI form containing a record of all vaccines that the infant had been administered in the six-month period preceding the child's death.
c. Requires that the form must be submitted within ten (10) days of completion to the Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board to be used for the purpose of (1) identifying fatalities and near fatalities among infants that may have resulted from vaccination, and (2) engaging in an ongoing study of vaccination-related infant fatalities and near deaths. This subsection also provides that SUIDI forms submitted pursuant to this subsection may also be used by the board for any other purpose that is related to the board's duties, as deemed by the board to be appropriate.
D. Defines "sudden or unexpected infant death" as a death of a child under three years of age in which the cause is not obvious before investigation.
SECTION 2. Amends Section 8 of Chapter 9 of Title 26, regarding the duties of the Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board, to include subsection c. that requires the board to identify fatalities and near fatalities occurring among infants that may have resulted in any way from prior vaccination.
SECTION 3. Amends Section 9A of Chapter 9 to include the requirement that at least one local or regional community-based team established to review information regarding children's deaths identified by the board due to unusual circumstances shall be designated to review infant fatalities and near deaths that may have resulted from vaccination.
SECTION 4. Establishes a new study pertaining to the effects of vaccination on infant mortality and near deaths that will be conducted by the Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board.
a. Requires that this study will identify (1) instances in which the death of an infant is determined to have resulted in some way from vaccination; (2) instances in which a near fatal event of an infant is determined to have resulted in some way from vaccination; (3) instances in which the definitive cause of infant death or near death is not clear after investigation but there may be a reason to believe vaccination was a contributing factor; (4) the percentage of total infant deaths and near deaths that definitively resulted in some way from vaccination and percentages of infant deaths or near deaths where vaccination is suspected but not proven to have been a contributing factor; (5) patterns and trends in infant deaths and near deaths resulting from vaccination; and (6) ways to reduce or eliminate infant deaths or near deaths from vaccination.
b. Allows the board to seek advice from specialists in the fields of neonatal, post neonatal, or pediatric pathology, infant health, immunology, and epidemiology in conducting their study pursuant to this section.
c. Requires the board to prepare and submit a report to the Governor and Legislature one year after the enactment of this law. This report will identify the board's findings from the study, including rates of infant deaths and near deaths, patterns and trends from the data collected, and will provide recommendations for legislative and other actions that can reduce or eliminate infant deaths or near deaths from vaccination.
d. Requires the board to prepare and submit supplemental reports to the Governor and Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of N.J.S.A. 52:14-19.1, at least every five years that will identify (1) the extent to which any prior recommendations of the board have been successfully implemented, and (2) the apparent impact that those changes have had on vaccination-related infant deaths and near deaths.
Upon passage, A625 and S656 will take effect immediately.
NVIC SUPPORTS A625 and S656 because they provide full transparency to the public and to the families of the deceased or injured infants by presenting all possible factors for the cause of injury or death to a child. NVIC supports fully informed consent for every individual regarding the risks of vaccination, which includes access to information that exposes those risks. Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that can carry risks of injury and even death. Studies published as recently as 2023 provide evidence of a positive correlation between vaccines and infant mortality rates. These bills not only provide for transparency but also establish recommendations to provide elected officials with action items that can be taken to prevent further vaccination-related infant mortality and near deaths.
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A625 - text, status, and history of A625
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S656 - text, status, and history of S656
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