{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-senator-lee-lead-effort-ban-covid-19-vaccine-adolescent", "Congressman Biggs, Senator Lee Lead Effort to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine from Adolescent Immunization Schedule", "2022-12-01", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced bills that would prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from placing any vaccine for COVID-19 on the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the Secretary provides clinical data relating to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.\n\n\u201cRecommending an ineffective vaccine on a demographic largely unaffected by a disease is medical malpractice. Data reveals that COVID-19 vaccines do not effectively prevent contraction or transmission of COVID. Further, imposing these experimental vaccines on children\u2014a demographic virtually unaffected by COVID\u2014is anti-science and morally twisted. Parents\u2014not unelected, Big Pharma loyalists\u2014should have the final say in medical decisions for their children. I\u2019m grateful to join forces with Senator Lee to ensure our government does not implement these tyrannical mandates,\u201d said Congressman Andy Biggs.\n\n\u201cParents, not Washington bureaucrats, are in the best position to determine what\u2019s in their child\u2019s best interest. Government should empower parents with as much information as possible to make informed medical decisions for their children. Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending the addition of the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot to the child and adolescent immunization schedule without releasing the full extent of its associated clinical, safety, and efficacy data. Parents deserve access to this vital information. I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to team up with Representative Biggs to ensure we equip parents with all the information available to make the best decisions concerning their children\u2019s health and well-being,\u201d said Senator Mike Lee.\n\nCongressman Biggs\u2019s legislation may be read here.\n\nCosponsors of Congressman Biggs\u2019s legislation include: Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), Rep. Paul Gosar DDS (R-AZ), Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), and Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-senator-lee-lead-effort-ban-covid-19-vaccine-adolescent"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2783380225300789, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}