Breaking News! We just received word Governor Stitt has signed HB 2339 into Oklahoma law!!!! This bill passed unanimously in the Senate and overwhelmingly in the House.

Thank you to all who tirelessly worked to advocate for this bill which simply states: “As provided in the Parents’ Bill of Rights, a student shall not be vaccinated at school or on school grounds or receive a vaccine as part of the mobile vaccination effort without prior written authorization, including the signature of the parent or legal guardian of the student for the vaccine or group of vaccines to be administered during a single visit.”

We truly appreciate Governor Kevin Stitt and his great service to our state! #top10state #okleg #parentalrights #oklahomaproud Another campaign promise kept! #ToptenGovernor #thankyou

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Below are the legislators who voted for and against. How did your legislators rate on parental rights? Be sure to ask those who voted no what their concerns are with such a common-sense measure and to thank your legislators who voted yes! Thanks and accountability goes a long way. Our grade reports on our legislators for this session will be available soon. Check our NEWS soon!

These Senators voted Yes on HB 2339

These Representatives voted Yes on HB 2339

These Representatives voted No on HB 2339

The representatives that are bordered in red voted Yes on HB 2339 on 3/12/19, but changed their vote to No on 5/23/19.

Hb 2339 will be heard on Thursday, 5/23/2019. If you can, please join us at the capitol at 9:00 AM tomorrow! We also need help TODAY 5/22/2019 at 1:30 at the capitol. We will be meeting outside of the house chambers. We need everyone to reach out to their representative and ask that they vote YES! Please call and email. We have broken down the steps that you need to take to be as simple as possible.

Step 1: Call YOUR state Representative to ask that they vote YES on HB 2339. If you are not sure who your state Representative is, please check here.  After entering your address, scroll down to ‘state house’ NOT US HOUSE!

Phone script: “Hello, I am a constituent of Representative  ______. I am asking for the Representative to vote yes on HB 2339. Thank you.”

Step 2: Email YOUR state Representative to ask that they vote YES on HB 2339.

Email Talking Points: Feel free to use these talking points and expand on them. Do not copy them word for word.

• This is common sense bipartisan legislation. If applying sunscreen at school requires written parental authorization so should vaccination.
• We want to codify in the statute what is already a part of the Oklahoma Parental Bill of Rights.
• This bill only requires ONE consent form. Parents will not have to sign tedious consents.If you join us at the capitol tomorrow morning, make sure to dress business casual. Children are welcome. However, please make sure that they have quiet activities and be ready to leave the gallery if they become noisy.

Update: May 15th 2019

Today, the Oklahoma State Department of Health confirmed Oklahoma’s first measles case of 2019. A middle-aged man who traveled abroad was the first case. Vaccine status is likely vaccinated though that has not been confirmed.

May 10, 2019
For Immediate Release
Contact: info@okhpr.com

In another significant legal win for vaccine risk awareness non-profit Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), a new Freedom of Information Act disclosure from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that the MMR vaccine was licensed based on clinical trials which in total had less than 1,000 participants and far more adverse reactions than previously acknowledged.

“It’s alarming that an appeal was required to get this information, but it’s more alarming that every time ICAN prevails in obtaining an FOIA disclosure from the FDA, CDC or HHS, we learn about another serious shortcoming in their duties to assure Americans’ health and health care,” says Del Bigtree, ICAN founder.

The MMR vaccine is at the heart of the vaccine debate. The following are some of the key facts learned from the clinical trial reports produced by the FDA, which the agency relied upon to license the MMR:

• There were eight clinical trials that in total had less than 1,000 individuals, out of which only 342 children received the MMR vaccine
• The safety review period only tracked “adverse events” for 42 days after injection
• More than half or a significant percent of all participants in each of the eight trials developed gastrointestinal symptoms and upper respiratory infections
• All adverse events were generically described as ‘other viruses’ and not considered in safety profile of licensure
• The control group received other vaccines for either rubella or measles and rubella, and none of the controls received a placebo (an inert substance such as a saline injection)

“Thanks to the laws in this country that for now at least permit access to various government records, we now know the MMR vaccine was licensed using an irresponsibly small and limited group of children,” says Bigtree.

“But what’s even more alarming is learning about the serious adverse events that were known and acknowledged, yet ignored in order to license the MMR vaccine,” Bigtree adds, noting “This was after only tracking adverse events for 42 days after injection – imagine what they might have found had they tracked safety for three years against an appropriate control, like they do for drugs.”

SOURCE Informed Consent Action Network

Serious Concerns Raised Regarding MMR Vaccine Safety and Efficacy

In 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act shifted legal liability for vaccine injuries to the U.S. Government which has since paid over $4 billion for severe injuries or death. With this new-found lack of accountability to both pharmaceuticals and doctors, we saw the vaccine schedule increase dramatically. Congress charged Health and Human Services (HHS) with the primary responsibility of ensuring vaccine safety on this tripled schedule. HHS was required to create a task force and submit bi-annual reports to Congress detailing actions taken to ensure vaccine safety. This stipulated order shows that HHS has not acted in its duties.

Additionally, there is NO single measles vaccine available in the U.S. Only the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine is available. Many parents prefer to space out vaccines and this is not an option for Americans. Many nations, including Japan, have banned the MMR. Dr. Nakatani, Director of the Infectious Disease Division at Japan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare said that giving individual vaccines cost twice as much as MMR ‘but we believe it is worth it’. What does Japan know that we do not?

The MMR vaccine currently in use was licensed based on clinical trials in which children experienced far more adverse reactions than previously acknowledged.

• Merck is currently in federal court for MMR efficacy study fraud, accused by their own scientists. http://probeinternational.org/library/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/chatom-v-merck.pdf
• The vaccine is not protecting American children from mumps infection in childhood, it is merely delaying it. Researchers confirm a surge in the number of mumps outbreaks in highly vaccinated populations and higher rates of complications.
• From January 2016 to June 2017, health departments reported 150 outbreaks with 9,200 cases of mumps, yet we did not hear in the media about the huge volume of cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).
• CDC Senior Research Scientist Dr. William Thompson turned whistleblower in 2014 regarding fraud committed in 2004 in an MMR safety study. Oregon legislators should demand Dr. William Thompson be subpoenaed to testify and provide his detailed confession of scientific fraud and cover-up at the CDC.
• Dr. Theresa Deisher, in a letter to legislators, shared findings that DNA contaminants grown in aborted fetal cell tissue lines contain fragmented fetal DNA in the MMR vaccine can cause autoimmune disorders. The rubella portion of the MMR vaccine contains human-derived fetal DNA contaminants of about 175 ngs, more than 10x over the recommended WHO threshold of 10 ng per vaccine dose. No other drug on the market would receive FDA approval without thorough toxicity profiling (FDA follows international ICH guidelines)—this was never conducted by the pharmaceutical industry for the DNA contamination in the MMR vaccine.
• The MMR vaccine causes seizures in 1 in 640 children and 5% of those cases will lead to epilepsy, a permanent brain disorder that leads to recurring seizures.
• As of November 30, 2018, there have been more than 92,844 reports of measles vaccine reactions, hospitalizations, injuries and deaths following measles vaccinations (MMR) made to the federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System(VAERS), including 457 related deaths, 6,902 hospitalizations, and 1,736 related disabilities. Over 50% of those adverse events occurred in children three years old and under.
• According to the National Vaccine Information Center(NVIC), as of January 2, 2019, there have been 1,258 claims filed to date in the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) for 82 deaths and 1,176 injuries that occurred after measles vaccination. Of that number, the U.S. Court of Claims administering the VICP has compensated 483 children and adults, who have filed claims for measles vaccine injury. One example of an OKLAHOMA MMR vaccine injury claim awarded compensation in the VICP is the case of O.R. On February 13, 2013, O.R. received the MMR, Haemophilus Influenzae type B, Pneumococcal (Prevnar 13), Hepatitis A, and Varicella vaccines. That evening, following vaccination, she became feverish and irritable prompting her mother to contact the doctor. The doctor advised O.R.’s mom to administer Benadryl and Tylenol for her symptoms. The fever persisted for several days and was followed by a severe seizure resulting in cardiac and respiratory arrest. The cardiac arrest and seizures caused O.R. to develop encephalopathy, kidney failure, severe brain injury, low muscle tone, and cortical vision impairment. After several months of inpatient hospitalization, O.R. was discharged home with 24-hour supervised medical care. On November 20, 2017, the court conceded that the MMR vaccine caused her encephalopathy and O.R. was awarded a $101 million dollar settlement to cover medical expenses for the rest of her life.

• Measles was declared eliminated by the CDC in 2000. This simply means fewer cases were tracked and should NOT be confused with eradication. Below you will find the number of cases as reported by the CDC over the last 30 years. Please notice the cyclical nature. We also have no idea what strain of measles these cases are as there are variations of strains. All vaccine strains are grouped in genotype A, possibly because genotype A was the most widely distributed genotype at the time of isolation of the vaccines’ wild-type progenitors. Many cases of measles originate from the MMR vaccine itself because it is a live virus vaccine.

1979 19,597
1980 13,506              2000 85
1981 3,124                    2001 116
1982 1,714                    2002 41
1983 1,497                    2003 56
1984 2,587                    2004 37
1985 2,822                    2005 66
1986 6,282                      2006 55
1987 3,655                    2007 43
1988 3,396                    2008 140
1989 18,193                      2009 71
1990 27,786                     2010 63
1991 9,643                     2011 220
1992 2,231                      2012 55
1993 312                      2013 187
1994 958                      2014 667
1995 309                   2015 188
1996 489                      2016 86
1997 138                       2017 120
1998 100                      2018 372
1999 100                       2019 707

One of the most common questions we receive is how to find a doctor who is supportive of delayed or alternative vaccination options. OKHPR has put together a list of doctors who are reportedly accepting of alternative vaccination choices. This list is based on patient recommendations. Individual experiences may differ! Some doctors on this list are simply tolerant, while others may be more genuinely supportive. Please understand that this is a list of mainstream medical doctors who (typically) take insurance and have a history of being agreeable to seeing nonvaccinating patients — these are NOT doctors who are against vaccines. If you are searching for a care provider who is against vaccines, you will have better luck seeing an alternative provider such as a naturopath, homeopath, or chiropractor. Please also understand that doctors may react negatively if parents go into the office on the defense. Stay confident in your decisions and choices, but we recommend to always stay open and friendly to what the providers have to say. If you are unhappy with the experience, please try somewhere else.

A few things to remember:

1) Please email info@okhpr.com with the subject line “doctors list” if you have a doctor that you believe should be added or removed from the list. We are always in need of rural area providers!

2) We DO NOT recommend signing any form your doctor gives you stating that you know you are putting your child in danger if you don’t vaccinate. This is incriminating evidence against you if anything ever came up later down the road. If you are bullied into signing such a form, you can say you will sign it under duress and write on the form that you are signing under duress. You may also mark out a few of the incriminating statements on the form and initial next to it if you wish.

More info can be found here.

3) If you have ever been harassed by a pediatrician about vaccination, we encourage you to fill out this form. 

5) And if you are bold enough, here is a form the Vaxxed legal team came up with that you can present to your pro-vax doctor.

A similar form can be found here.

We don’t currently charge for tracking, updating and sending the list, but we do appreciate donations. Any amount is appreciated!

How to find the list:

To access the list you must first register as a member. This is very simple!

Step 1: In order to register, you need to know your State Senate, and House district numbers. If you do not know your districts, check out the tutorial here.

Step 2: From the menu bar are the top of okhpr.com, click ‘Join Us’

Step 3: There are two types of members. In state members and out of state members. Our doctor’s list only covers Oklahoma, so you want to click the first button that says “Join Us” as an OKHPR member.

Step 4: Fill out the form completely! Each piece of information is used to help us quickly mobilize when there is an urgent action alert. This is a key difference that sets us apart from other political action committees! We are known as the mama bears that SHOW UP! Your private information is not shared or published. When you get to the section that asks you to choose a region, look at the map carefully. The region you pick will dictate which doctors are on your list. If you ever need to change your region, you can email info@okhpr.com and we will adjust it as needed.

Step 5: After you have registered, you need to access your member dashboard. Hover your mouse over ‘members’ on the menu bar at the top of the page, then select ‘dashboard’ from the dropdown menu.

Step 6: Lastly, you will find the health providers option on the right side of the page. Click ‘view’ to be brought directly to the doctor’s list for your region!

The first step you must take if you wish to be an active and engaged citizen is to know your legislators. Luckily, this is super easy! Before you sign up as a member of OKHPR, you should know what districts you are in so we can connect you to your senate groups! This allows us to quickly and easily mobilize when we have an urgent action alert.

Before we show you how to find your legislator, let’s take a little trip back to US government class so you understand exactly who you are contacting! Each Oklahoma citizen has a number of legislators who represent the citizens in their district. Our founding fathers did not want power in only one person’s hands. They purposely designed our government to split power up between many different people. First, you have your city and county representatives. Next, you have your state legislators which include your state Senator, House of Representative (often just referred to as your Representative or house member), and Lieutenant Governor and Governor. Lastly, you have your federal legislators which include your US Senators, US Representative, our Vice President, and the President. These legislators only work on federal issues and meet in Washington DC. For our purposes, we will mainly focus on STATE legislators! The issues that we focus on (informed consent, medical privacy, health choice, and parental rights) are generally topics that are handled at a state level. Now that you understand who you are getting to know, here is how you find your legislators!

Step 1: Go to https://okhpr.com/find-my-legislators/

Step 2: Enter in your full address

Step 3: View the name and district number of your State Senator and State Representative.

Isn’t that easy?

Alternatively, you can also find them this way.

Step 1: Go to tinyurl.com/OKLegis

Step 2: Enter in your full address

Step 3. Once you have entered your address, the legislators will appear down below. You will have to scroll down to see them. First in the list, is your US Senators, this is not who we need to contact! They work in Washington DC and do not generally deal with the issues we are concerned with, so keep scrolling. Next, you will see your US House member (or sometimes called your US Representative). Again keep scrolling! Lastly is your State Senator and State House. These are the two legislators that you want to build a relationship with! Their district number is listed right below their phone number on this page.

It is very helpful to click on their profile and read a little bit about their background. You probably have more in common than you think! We want to encourage you to build a relationship with them that is deeper than just contacting them to ask for their vote. Call their office and ask to meet with them. Legislators are excited to meet you at the capitol or in your district. Learn about what issues are important to them and inform them about the issues that are most important to you. Remember that politics is a marathon, not a sprint. Each time you talk to your legislator you can give them small bits of information about the topics that you care about. No one learns everything overnight! Over time, your legislators will come to understand and learn why health choice is so important!

Come hear SCR 1 – Parental Right Amendment and show your support for Parental Rights as it moves to the House. https://legiscan.com/OK/bill/SCR1/2019

Meet at 1 pm near the House Chambers (4th floor). We will then go to the 5th floor to hear this resolution on the House Floor. Stay longer to help us advocate for the remaining bills we support in the Senate.

Bring the kids! (We will also be taking a lot of photos so dress business casual as photos will be used for promotional materials.)

Frequently Asked Questions

Can we bring kids?

Kids are definitely welcome, but bring plenty of snacks, a stroller, books, and devices! We will have free Brave Bear shirts for the kids, please email info@okhpr.com with what sizes you need!

Where do I park?

There are two free parking lots available to visitors of the capital. The most convenient one is directly south of the Capitol (you will notice the oil well) and can be accessed by traveling north or south on Lincoln Blvd. The second parking lot can be accessed by traveling north on Lincoln and turning east onto 21st Street, then left onto the parking lot.

Please note: The second parking lot requires crossing Lincoln Blvd which is a high traffic street. Always use designated crosswalks where pedestrians have the right of way. Please consider parking in the second parking lot if not traveling with small children so that our families with children can have closer parking spots.

Also, please allow extra time to park, walk and go through metal detectors. We suggest planning at 15-20 minutes for this. We also encourage you to carpool if you have friends or neighbors also attending.

View a parking map available here. Entrances are marked with a blue marker and parking is marked with a red P.

What do we wear?

The dress is business casual, but many will be dressing up their mama bear shirts, too! COMFORTABLE SHOES ARE A MUST! Dressing for success is key to being taken seriously by your legislators.

BREAKING:

THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS PULLED THEIR PROPOSED RULE CHANGES.

**UPDATE: THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS PULLED THEIR PROPOSED RULE CHANGES. READ THE FULL UPDATE HERE**

We need your help now more than ever!

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is proposing rule changes that will “remove guidance within the rules that specifies the number of doses, minimum ages, and appropriate intervals for those vaccines, which are required, and replaces that guidance with general guidance stating adherence to ACIP recommendations for only those immunizations which are required for Oklahoma school and child care.”

These rule changes do not add new vaccines to the required schedule, however, they do add new doses.

Why do we care? With every new dose or vaccine added, our exemption rates will increase. This fact combined with SB 925, “Track and Shame Your School” (read it here) that just passed the Senate puts our exemption choices at risk in future years. Oklahoma does not need to follow aggressive federal recommendations when it comes to the school vaccination schedule. These changes could put us on the fast track of requiring more vaccines, such as the flu or HPV vaccines. This is unacceptable! 

Read the full rule changes here.

Here is what we need you to do:

1. Submit a comment to the OSDH explaining why you oppose the proposed changes. Comments need to be submitted to the following website: https://tinyurl.com/OSDHComments When submitting your comment, please select “Chapter 535. Immunization Regulations” under “Main Subject for Comment”
2. Copy your comments into an email to Governor Kevin Stitt. Email your comments to kevin.stitt@gov.ok.gov
3. Join us at the OSDH meeting! We ask that you dress business casual to this meeting. We want to represent ourselves well. If you bring children, please bring quiet activities for them and be prepared to step out of the meeting room if they become noisy. The public hearing for the proposed changes will be on March 19, 2019, at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 Northeast Tenth Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1207, in room 1102 beginning at 10:00 a.m. In the event of state offices closing due to inclement weather, there will be an alternate hearing date on March 21, 2019, at the same location in room 1102 beginning at 10:00 a.m.