NJDOH Proposes Health Code Revisions
NJ Department of Health seeks to add COVID-19 vaccine & a "Surveillance" code
A New Jersey Department of Health memo went out to “NJ stakeholders,” on Monday, May 8, 2023 asking for a review of a power point presentation and feedback (by May 31, 2023) on their proposed revisions of the New Jersey Administrative Code Title 8 Chapter 57 which covers Communicable Diseases and related topics. The current rule is set to expire on February 8, 2024. We were alerted to this NJDOH memo by NJ Coalition for Vaccination Choice on May 9, 2023.
New Jersey Public Health Innovation Political Action Committee, the only health freedom PAC in NJ, created this video highlighting the revisions/additions proposed by the May 8, 2023 NJDOH memo to promote awareness of the NJDOH plan.
Please view and share this video along with the Stand for Health Freedom Call to Action!
The NJDOH is proposing to revise:
“Align immunization requirements specified in this subchapter with the current ACIP recommendations.” NJDOH is proposing to add/mandate COVID-19, FLU & HPV vaccines for ALL NJ Students K-12 to attend school.
“Access to public or private place and records/things at these premises to enforce, administer or confirm compliance with health laws.” Increase the NJDOH “scope & authority” to access public or private (homes/businesses) and things (very vague) to enforce health laws (slippery slope).
“Not limit a private entity’s ability to add additional vaccination requirements that are recommended by the ACIP but not required by NJDOH.” NJDOH proposes to allow ALL private schools (elementary, secondary & colleges) to REQUIRE ANY vaccinations they choose for attendance.
“Expansion of Reporting Requirements: Increases the upper age limit of who is required to be reported into NJIIS.” NJDOH is proposing to expand the requirement to all practitioners who administer vaccines to children under 18 (currently it is 7 and under) to report, without parental consent, all vaccines administered to the NJ vaccine registry (NJIIS) for tracking. NJIIS is an opt-out only vaccine registry.
To allow hospitals to grant the NJDOH and local health department access to their electronic health records "needed for public health investigations.”
“SURVEILLANCE (N.J.A.C. 8:57 NEW SECTION): A new section requiring establishment and maintenance of surveillance system to detect and investigate health threats (now voluntary). A charge of this additional section would be to require NJ schools to report absenteeism cases to the State for surveillance and tracking.
“Add the new meningococcal vaccine requirement in accordance with the ACIP recommendations as a condition of attendance for NJ colleges.”
“ZOONOTIC DISEASE REPORTING would require laboratory reporting & authorization for isolating/quarantining domestic pets.”
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Senator Holly Schepisi, Senator Michael Testa and Senator Oroho, Assemblyman Space & Assemblyman Wirths have all released statements questioning Murphy’s administration’s plan to add vaccinations to the mandated requirements for NJ students. These legislators support health freedom and the parent’s right to make informed medical decisions on behalf of their families. They have all been previously endorsed by NJ Public Health Innovation PAC and have been listed on their Voter’s Guide.
On Monday, May 15, 2023, Governor Murphy was on News 12 NJ (minute 28:15) and was asked by the reporter if they plan to mandate the COVID-19, HPV & flu shot to the required shots for school, and he denies that these vaccines will be added. NJ 101.5 also covered this story on May 18, 2023.
The question remains, why propose to “align immunization requirements with the current ACIP recommendations,” if you weren’t seeking to include the ACIP recommended vaccines to the required school schedule? Is Governor Murphy’s answer and the answer many of our legislators received from the NJDOH when inquiring about the May 8th memo content just to appease voters in this 2023 election year? Was the NJDOH surprised that this “stakeholder” memo was made public and didn’t anticipate backlash from the public?
As stated above, this memo was shared with New Jersey “stakeholders,” (listed on screenshot below). Why were NJ parents not considered stakeholders in the medical interventions suggested for their children?
Use your voice and tell the NJ Department of Health NOT to revise the New Jersey Administrative Code Title 8 Chapter 57 which covers Communicable Diseases and related topics!
Alert your legislators to these NJDOH proposals by taking ACTION TODAY!
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