HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 08302004 - 70-547 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Endorsing
"Rubella Prevention Campaign". } RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/547
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WHEREAS rubella (German Measles) is a communicable disease
caused by a virus which is very contagious among children; and.
WHEREAS if a woman contracts rubella shortly after she
becomes pregnant, the disease is passed on to her unborn baby and
the baby may die; and
WHEREAS if the baby is barn alive it may be deaf, blind,
mentally retarded, have heart disease, brain damage or a number
of these together; and
WHEREAS untold misery results to these "rubella babies1' and
their parents and
WHEREAS the estimated cost of care and education of these
children over a lifetime is $840,000,0001 and
WHEREAS the last epidemic in the United States was in
2964-1965 and was the cause of birth defects in 20,.000 children
with many more being born dead; and
WHEREAS another rubella epidemic might be expected as early
as the spring of 1371r and
WHEREAS there now is an effective vaccine that is expected
to control rubella epidemics and it is currently the only hope for
preventing rubella syndrome babies; and.
WHEREAS adequate amounts of vaccine are available to this
county from the Communicable Disease Center of the Federal Government;
NCS, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it hereby endorsers the
"Rubella Prevention Campaign' and calls upon the Contra Costa. County
Health Department to take whatever reasonable steps are necessary to
prevent a rubella epidemic, including participation in this special
campaign; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board hereby requests all
appropriate county departments to cooperate with the Contra Costa
County Health Department in this endeavor and authorizes the Health
Department to cooperate with the Bay Area Health Association in the
conduct of said campaign.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of August, 1970 by the
fallowing vote of the Board#
AY'ESs Supervisors J. P. Denny, A. M. Dias, J. E. Moriarty,
E. A. Linscheid, T. J. Coll.
NOES; None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/547