Wyoming Health Freedom - News

UPDATE Health Dept Public Hearing is Scheduled!

10/15/2019

Health Department Public Hearing on Rule Changes

Action Alert Instructions
Short Notice to Participate in Public Hearing!

We Finally have an update!

WHF Members & Supporters,
We have an urgent call to action! Time is of the essence! Just as we anticipated, the public was given very short notification of the scheduled public hearing from the Wyoming Health Department. Health Department Policy is to respond to the public with in 30 days upon ending the public comment period.

35 days beyond the original deadline (65 days total after public comment ended) we finally have an update! There must be better adherence to policy in the future. Or one must question what is the point of a policy if it is not adhered to!?!?

ACTION NEEDED

Register no later October 24th to join the Wy Health Dept Public Hearing!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kim Deti
Phone: (307) 777-6420
Immunization Rules Hearing Notice

Please Note: The word "genuine" will be removed from Chapter 3, Section 8 regarding Religious Waivers.News from the Wyoming Department of Health

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) will host an October public hearing in Cheyenne on proposed revisions to Chapters 1, 3 and 5 of the Immunization Program Administrative Rules.

The hearing will be October 28 from 12-4 p.m. at the Laramie County Library Willow Room, which is located at 2200 Pioneer Avenue. Individuals interested in making a comment at the public hearing, in person, over the phone, or online should register online no later than October 24. at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegx7KqSoNmO8h1SJvvREv_mOrreIpB0c653UWy_VnKMOrylA/viewform 

Details for joining the public hearing over the phone or online will be sent following registration. All comments will be recorded verbatim and filed with the Secretary of State's Office. For more information about the public hearing, proposed rules changes or to locate the Statement of Reasons, please visit: health.wyo.gov/publichealth/immunization/

For help with questions about the rules or the hearing, please contact the WDH Immunization Unit by calling (307)-777-7952 or emailing wdh.immrules@wyo.gov

If you missed our last Call to Action about the Wyoming Health Department's
proposed rule changes please refer to the link below:
www.wyominghealthfreedom.org/news/request-a-public-hearing-on-proposed-rule-changes

Wyoming Health Freedom is a volunteer organization and we depend on your support to help preserve our mission to continue the fight for Health Freedom in Wyoming! We can not fight alone. Link to donate ... www.wyominghealthfreedom.org/donate.html

To Liberty & Health Freedom!
Kristy Tyrney & Wyoming Health Freedom Board Members

Request a Public Hearing on Proposed Health Dept Rule Changes

8/8/2019

Request a Public Hearing to Oppose Health Department Rule Changes

Action Alert Instructions
Wyoming Dept of Health Proposing Rules
More Vaccine Mandates
Expanded Tracking &
Changes to Exemption Form

We Need All Hands On Deck! Public Comment Needed by 5 pm,
Friday August 9th to Request a Public Hearing & Oppose!

Wyoming Health Freedom Members & Supporters, We have an urgent call to action. Those of you on the NVIC Advocacy Portal received an alert about this call to action recently, if you are not on their email list for legislative alerts I suggest you join at http://nvicadvocacy.org/members/Home.aspx

There is a proposal to add a Meningitis Vaccine Mandate for school children. They are also proposing changes to the administrative rules governing vaccine waivers and the Wyoming Immunization Information System.

Wyoming Health Freedom is OPPOSED to the proposed rule change. There is currently no public hearing scheduled. We need a minimum of 25 individuals to request a public hearing. On behalf of our our supporters & members WHF will be requesting a public hearing to be scheduled.

We cannot do this alone & we need your support, the Wyoming Health Department needs to hear from all of us! They require 25 persons, a government subdivision, or an association having not less than 25 members. Public comments on the proposed rule changes need to be submitted by 5 PM AUG 9, 2019

Current Rules are available here -
https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/immunization/statutes_rules/
Proposed Rule changes are available here -
https://rules.wyo.gov/Search.aspx?mode=
*Click on proposed rules, health department and Wyoming Immunization Program.

The proposed rule changes include: 

A new mandate effective Aug 1, 2020 for Meningococcal Vaccine (Serogroups A, C, W, and Y)to be given in accordance with Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Previous waivers do not cover NEW vaccine mandates, so if a parent chooses to use a religious or medical waiver for this new vaccine should it be mandated, a new waiver would need to be submitted!

Facts & Considerations concerning the Meningococcal mandate proposal...
"Wyoming is in the lowest group of states showing incidence of meningococcal disease, which is the group having 0.00 to <0.06 cases per 100,000 population." See Map at CDC Meningococcal Surveillance Report
Further research into Wyoming cases of meningococcal disease shows that during the 11 years from 2005 through 2015, there were very few incidences of it. The Wyoming Department of Health web page says when a case of meningitis is caused by the bacteria Neisseria Meningitidis it is known as meningococcal meningitis. Between 2005 and 2015 there were 21 cases of N. meningitis in Wyoming.
Details about the cases in Wyoming:
Average age: 21 years
Median Age: 20 years
Age Range: 4 months to 86 years
Only 2 cases resulted in death
That web page includes a table of cases & counts per year for the 11-year period as well as a Wyoming map showing distribution of those 21 cases, by county. Interestingly! Albany County, home of the University of Wyoming, where you would expect the highest incidence of cases compared to other counties due to the high college student population, yet there were NO CASES during those 11 years. Information provided by -Susan Pearce of Buffalo, Wy (NVIC Wy Contact)

Changes the way evidence of immunity can be submitted in lieu of vaccination for varicella (chickenpox) by adding the following new requirements: (B) A child who has neither an epidemiologic link nor laboratory confirmation of varicella may not be considered as having a valid history of disease. (b) Written diagnosis or verification includes: (i) A complete verification of Disease Statement found at... https://health.wyo.gov/publichealth/immunization/ and made available by the department upon request; or (ii) A signed statement from a physician, certifying diagnosis or verification of a history of varicella or herpes zoster by a physician or the physician's designee

Changes the religious waiver to include the word "Genuine", "A waiver of an immunization required under Section 4 of this chapter must be granted If written genuine religious objection is submitted to the State Health Officer or a County Health Officer by the child's parent." The current rule does not include the word genuine only that a religious waiver must be granted If written evidence of a religious objection is submitted to the State Health Officer or a County Health Officer by the child's parents.

The current religious waiver form provided by the health department includes the word genuine on it, however Wyoming State law only states - Waivers shall be authorized by the state or county officer upon submission of written evidence of religious object.

To learn more about Wyoming Exemption Laws visit here> https://www.wyominghealthfreedom.org/news/wyoming-exemption-laws

To view Wyoming exemptions forms & our letter template visit here> https://www.wyominghealthfreedom.org/news/exemption-forms-or-letter

Removing Patient Consent in the current Section 13 Chapter 5, Wyoming Immunization Information System - (i) The Department may not retain individually identifiable information in the IIS for a patient listed on an approved Use and Disclosure Restriction (F-12) form. This is replaced with Section 11 -Use and Disclosure Restriction that states - A patient or parent may request an exclusion of his or his child's immunization information from the WY IIS using the form and process established by the Department. Immunization Information shall be maintained in aggregate format.

Adds the requirement that medical waivers include whether the contraindication is permanent or temporary. It is not clear if current medical waivers would need to be resubmitted with this information or if current waivers would be grandfathered.

Adds a definition for contraindication for medical waivers - (v) "Contraindication" means a condition in a recipient that increases the risk for a serious adverse reaction. This is a very narrow language that is used in ACIP Guidelines.

ACTION NEEDED

Request that a public hearing be held on the proposed rule changes by 5:00 PM Aug 9, 2019 to Jude Alden, Immunization Unit Manager Public Health Division, Immunization Program Wyoming Department of Health

UPDATE**** IN ORDER FOR YOUR REQUEST TO BE COUNTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, IT MUST BE REQUESTED & RECORDED VIA EMAIL (CALLING IS FOR EXTRA REASSURANCE THEY RECEIVED YOUR REQUEST)

By email jude.alden@wyo.gov
Alternate email wdh.immrules@wyo.gov
Main Phone Line: 307-777-7952
It can be a simple statement asking that a public hearing be scheduled because you have concerns and that you wish to be notified about it when it is scheduled. We are trying to mobilize enough people to request a public hearing, however any additional public comment on the proposed rule changes is also helpful!

We cannot promise that everyone will get an opportunity to speak at a scheduled public hearing & there could be limitations to how many are given the opportunity. To guarantee your comment is added to the record, after you request a public hearing be held, now is the best time to submit public comment before the Aug 9, 2019 deadline!

Wyoming Health Freedom is a volunteer organization and we depend on your support to help preserve our mission to continue the fight for Health Freedom in Wyoming! We can not fight alone. If you would like to donate visit our website at... https://www.wyominghealthfreedom.org/donate.html

To Liberty & Health Freedom!
Kristy Tyrney & Wyoming Health Freedom Board Members

Medical IDs: Enemy of Privacy, Liberty, and Health

6/24/2019

Photo Credit: Wyoming Health Freedom

ACTION ALERT: A Federal proposal for an "Individual Patient Identifier" that was previously banned was recently approved by the US House of Representatives & is on the way to the Senate. It is an assault to your individual healthcare freedoms! Red flagging those based on their healthcare decisions is tyranny! Not to mention the access it would allow Federal Bureaucrats & Special Interests to have YOUR healthcare information. Below is the Roll Call Vote on the Amendment, Contact your State House Rep(s) & let them know that you value individual liberty, and if you have time take a look at the Roll Call Votes and reach out to other Representatives and also let them know how you feel! As this amendment makes it's way to the Senate, be sure to reach out to your State Senator as well.

Find Your Senator https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm
Find Your Representative https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Roll Call Votes http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll270.xml
& by State here https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h270?fbclid=IwAR0Y8Grb1RUn3zqT5Pr57VEoc-Hz01NC-PiMz1EKrKPqxw6-YZatQQOmpog
Amendment Link https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/house-amendment/286?r=4&s=a

Wyoming Residents:
Contact Rep. Cheney https://cheneyforms.house.gov/contact/ and scold her for her yes vote, then contact our bought by the medical industrial complex Senators Barrasso https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/publ…/index.cfm/contact-form and Enzi https://www.enzi.senate.gov/p…/index.cfm/e-mail-senator-enzi and tell them to vote NO.

Read Ron Paul's Liberty Report below on this recently approved amendment by the Us House of Representatives.

Live -Health Freedom Conference 5/18/19

5/19/2019

Wyoming Health Freedom Conference on May 18th in Casper, Wy - Live Recording.

Facts about fetal cell lines and Wyoming law

4/11/2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Author: Jonathan Lange

https://health.wyo.gov/wyoming-immunization-requirements-enhanced-updated/

The Holiday Inn Aurelia in Rome, Italy will be the site of this week’s 32nd annual International Conference on Vaccines and Immunizations. In anticipation of this event, Renovatio 21 gathered people from around the world to discuss the history, science and politics surrounding the use of aborted children in vaccines around the world. If that last sentence caught you off guard, let me say it again. For almost fifty years, various pharmaceutical companies have used tissue cultivated from aborted human beings in the manufacture of vaccines for public consumption.

Wyoming for Medical Freedom

4/10/2019

Stand Up For Medical Freedom in Wyoming! Let us rise up against healthcare mandates. Where there is Risk there must always be Choice!
Tentative Location

Conwell Park, 120 South Conwell St, Casper, WY, 82601

On May 18, 2019 there will be a March for Medical Freedom in Washington, D.C. and as great as that is, many of us are unable to travel to attend that rally. Wyoming Health Freedom - Vaccine Choice is happy to announce that we will be hosting a rally in Casper, Wy on Sat. May 18th at 10am!
Those wanting to attend please register with a FREE ticket to help us keep a headcount:

Exemption Forms & Letter Template

4/1/2019

**PLEASE NOTE** Significant changes were added into the new Religious Waivers released in May 2018 that now includes the following statement implying liability of death & injury for parents with Religious Convictions.

“Exempting my child from any or all required vaccine(s) may result in serious illness, disability, or death to my child or others. I understand the risks and possible outcomes of my decision to exempt my child.“

Exemption Laws in Wyoming

4/1/2019

Medical or Religious Exemption "Waivers shall be authorized by the state or county health officer upon submission of written evidence of religious objection or medical contraindication to the administration of any vaccine."