Travis County Commissioners Court
July 28, 2009,
Item 16
>> speaking of throwing in comments, mr.
reeferseed.
item 16 b.
16.
review and approve requests regarding grant proposals, applications, contracts and permissions to continue: we approved a on the consent motion.
b is grant contract with the university of north Texas for the health and human services department to continue the seniors and volunteers for childhood immunization project.
you had a question.
>> I used to attend what was called north Texas state university.
>> I'm a graduate of that fine university, mr.
reeferseed.
i didn't know we had that in common.
>> how about that?
>> you too, too.
Commissioner Huber, too.
>> who else.
>> yet another thing.
what was brought to my mind is governor perry's deck perry dictatesabout forcing deay vaccines on girl.
the total information says that vaccines kill people.
i urge people to resist to use religious reasons or whatever, we're not on top of this kind of thing.
i think that it's part of this ongoing -- I'm sorry to say plan to kill everybody.
but that's just the way I look at it.
>> what's our perspective on this, ms.
flemming.
>> yes, please.
>>
>> [indiscernible]
>> [inaudible - no mic] I do appreciate there are many points of view regarding immunizations, however immunizing children continues to be a sound public health strategy that -- that this Commissioners court supports both in funding and in -- in practice.
as far as I'm aware.
and so -- so this particular grant allows us to -- to use a volunteer to -- to outreach to our community to ensure that children receive the necessary I'mizations that -- immunizations that we believe still make a big difference in their total health trajectory, if you will.
so I can appreciate mr.
reeferseed's point.
there's a lot of literature out in -- in academia and a lot of opinions about this subject, but we still believe this is a sounds public health program.
>> additionally, there was -- a recent federal court case with regard to parents who alleged that immunizations had caused their children's autism.
it went all the way to -- through the federal court circuit and I believe the expert testimony in that case is very enlightening as to the veracity of the so-called medical literature claiming that the city -- that immunizations could cause, could ever cause autism.
move approval of 16 b.
>> second.
>> travis, any additional comments that we must hear?
>> no.
>> all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
thank you all very much.
>> thank you.
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