PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1468
PRINTER'S NO. 2052
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
143
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY VENKAT, HARKINS, MADDEN, WAXMAN, KINSEY, HILL-
EVANS, HANBIDGE, KHAN, SANCHEZ, PROBST, BRENNAN, CERRATO,
HOWARD, SOLOMON, DIAMOND, SCOTT, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, D. MILLER,
MADSEN, GAYDOS, O'MARA AND GREEN, JUNE 6, 2023
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
study on the Commonwealth's response to COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS
TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES.
WHEREAS, COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the
SARS-CoV-2 virus and was first discovered in December 2019; and
WHEREAS, Most people infected with COVID-19 will experience
mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without
requiring special treatment, however, some will become seriously
ill and require medical attention; and
WHEREAS, Older people and those with underlying medical
conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic
respiratory disease or cancer are more likely to develop serious
illness; and
WHEREAS, Anyone can get sick with COVID-19 and become
seriously ill or die at any age; and
WHEREAS, Former Governor Tom Wolf reported this
Commonwealth's first two confirmed cases in March 2020; and
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