Press Releases

Governor Signs SB 276 Into Law

Legislation Closes the Fake Medical Exemption Loophole

September 9, 2019

SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Richard Pan, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez and a broad coalition of doctors, health care providers, public health officials, family and child advocates and parents celebrated the signing of Senate Bill 276 into law today, which will prevent fake medical exemptions and require oversight of the medical exemption process.

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Dr. Richard Pan Makes Statement on Legislation to Boost Vaccination and Restore Community Immunity

September 6, 2019

SACRAMENTO – Dr. Richard Pan, State Senator representing the Sacramento region issued the following statement in regards to Senate Bill 276 and Senate Bill 714:

 

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A Message from Dr. Richard Pan about Yesterday’s Violence

August 22, 2019

SACRAMENTO – The following is a message from Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator representing the Sacramento region, about the violent assault carried out by an anti-vaccine activist who was incited by years of violent rhetoric threatening imagery:

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Dr. Richard Pan, Author of California Legislation to Boost Vaccination and Restore Community Immunity, Makes Statement on Withholding Flu Vaccines at Border Detention Camps

August 20, 2019

Sacramento, CA— Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and the State Senator that authored SB 277 in 2015 and SB 276 currently to ensure more children are vaccinated from preventable diseases, made the following statement flowing the announcement that U.S. won’t be vaccinating migrant families in holding centers ahead of this year’s flu season:

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Dr. Richard Pan & the Sacramento Meals Collaborative Make Final Drive to Deliver Meals to Area Kids this Summer

July 25, 2019

SACRAMENTO – Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator from the Sacramento region and the Sacramento Meals Collaborative will host a final pop-up event at the Arcade Library on Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m.  The Sacramento Meals Collaborative is a large coalition of groups and elected officials that includes No Kid Hungry California, the United Way, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, local school districts and Sacramento Public libraries. 

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New Data Released Today Shows the Percentage of Medical Exemptions Have More than Quadrupled Since Passage of SB 277 in 2015

Senate Bill 276 will strengthen oversight of the medial exemption process, which some doctors in the state are abusing by selling medical exemptions to parents

June 5, 2019

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released their annual immunization assessment today, showing that the percentage of Kindergartners with permanent medical exemptions have risen once again from 0.2 percent prior to the passage of SB 277 in 2015, to 0.9 percent this year.

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California Medical Board Supports Enabling Investigation of Doctors Granting Fake Medical Exemptions

Senate Bill 276 will strengthen oversight of the medial exemption process, which some doctors in the state are abusing by selling medical exemptions to parents

May 29, 2019

SACRAMENTO – As our country is experiencing the greatest number of measles infections in 25 years – 940 cases this year to date – the California Medical Board voted on Tuesday to support requirements in SB 276 that there is a review of medical exemptions and allow the Medical Board to receive medical exemption data to allow investigations of unscrupulous physicians.

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California State Senate Passes SB 276 to Prevent Fake Medical Exemptions that are Contributing to Measles Outbreaks

Measles was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, but so far in 2019 there have been 45 confirmed cases of measles; there were 21 confirmed cases of measles in 2018

May 22, 2019

SACRAMENTO, CA – As our country is experiencing the greatest number of measles infections in 25 years – 880 cases this year to date – Senate Bill 276, authored by Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator representing the Sacramento region and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, representing the San Diego area, was passed by the California State Senate on a vote of 24 to 10.

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Sacramento-Area School Kids Enjoy Picnic at the Capitol to Kick Off “Million Meals Summer”

Summer Meals Program Ensures Kids Get Healthy Meals When School is Out of Session

May 21, 2019

 

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Dr. Richard Pan, Los Angeles Public Health Officials, and Coalition of Community Advocates Release Data on Economic Impact of Measles Outbreaks and Cost to California Taxpayers

May 10, 2019
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