On here i have read few people say that are wavers that you can request from schools to not have your child receive "mandatory" shots. Is this true? And do you have to have your kid(s) vaccinated?
Does that mean that my baby does not have to be vaccinated?
And all that i have to do is hand the waiver in at the school office or nurse, and thats it, no more "your child will be suspended until he/she receives said vaccination(s)?
Also know that daycares might not have to accept non-vaccinated children (easpecialy home and private center based care facilities). Here in MN we providers get to decide and for me, I choose not to take them.
Its only just now becoming something a few parents have asked about at interviews for new families (and I have been a provider for 15 years).
Haha I agree with the pp... Lol... Yes there are waivers, you just ask for it. My children are "waived" so that I can vax (or not vax) on my OWN schedule, not the govts.
Oh Lord......buckle your seat belt!
It depends on your state. Here in WA you can submit a waiver for a religious philosophical or medical exemption. A medical exemption is issued by a doctor and a philosophical exemptions has to be signed by a doctor to say that you have been informed of the risk of choosing not to vaccinate. Where I live there are a lot of pediatricians who are open to delayed or waived vaccinations so it has never been an issue for us (we did vacc, just not according to the schedule).
Good luck.
GrammaRocks, your nephew wouldn't have received the vaccine for TB unless there was a special need for it. How can you say vaccines don't work? When's the last time you met someone with polio or the measles?
Totally depends on where you live. It's very simple here. All you need is a waiver and it's done. In other states it's more difficult. You can look at this site and see what would be required for your state. http://www.nvic.org/Vaccine-Laws/state-vaccine-requiremen...
Just about every school district will say it's "required." That's simply not true. Some might try to throw suspensions out there, but they can't legally do that with the form.
nvic.org . . . look for the state-specific exemption info.
My kids have all their shots, but for some reason one was missing off my youngest son's record when it was sent to school. I got the letter home saying he wasn't allowed to come past a certain date, blah, blah, blah. If he was vaccinated, he was protected...if he wasn't, and I didn't have the right paperwork, why was he allowed to stay another month? Yea, I don't get it.
If you opt to not vacccinate, definitely prepare to stand up for your decision (as we parents have to do in many topics of raising our kids). Don't let people make you feel bad or tell you you're wrong...you're doing what best for YOUR babies, just as I do mine.
Yes, its true, just ask the school for it and expect a lecture from the school nurse! LOL! Our nurse said, "you realize if there is an outbreak you would have to keep your kid home, right?" I said, "no problem, I work from home". She then said, "well, it could be for like up to six months!!" I said, "ya, no problem. But if it was that bad, wouldn't the vaccinated kids have to be kept home too?" She didn't have anything to say to that! Anyhoo, in AZ the form says its being waived for either "medical or religious reasons". There isn't any other option. If you choose medical, it needs to be signed by the doc. Otherwise, if you choose religious, only you need to sign it. No biggie...good luck!!!
Please be sure and talk this over with the doc and some other people whose opinions you trust. Not giving a child their shots is a scary thought to me. I recognize you have this right to say no. I still feel bad for the kids who do not have protection from serious childhood illnesses.
I think if you are considering this that you really need to research it, for both sides, both the side for giving them and the side for not. That way you get both sides of the information.
I could not, in any way, feel like a good parent if I did not make sure the kids I am raising did not have every possible step taken to make sure they do not get polio, chicken pox, measles, mumps, and the whole lot of the others. I could not live with myself if they got one of those due to my neglecting to get them to the doc to get vaccinated against them.
Medical research has shown over and over and over the shots are very safe and they do not cause autism or any other illnesses. I think that some parents just want to blame a convenient behavior on what ever is there so they don't have to take responsibility for feeding their kids aspartame, fake fats, artificial additives and coloring, those are the things that are hurting our kids. Not preventing horrible childhood illnesses.
So please, just take your time and research it before you take some other persons stance without really making sure to read the facts. So many moms have been mislead by the celebrities and other people who they think is so smart. They are just moms like us, they make mistakes too.
All states have different laws about vaccines. Medical (you have to get this from a doctor), religious (in all but two states) and Philosophical (not in all states).
If you are looking for information regarding your state laws you can check out www.nvic.org. They started the organization to help people get as much information as they can to make safe decisions for themselves and their families. They are not anti-vaccine, they want them to be safe.
My child is not vaccinated and all I did was sign a waiver for his school. This fall I will be doing the same again. It is not required in our public school system in spite of what they would prefer parents believe to be true.
AZ has a personal exemption. You sign something stating you have been given info and understand the benefits of vaccination but elect against them. So, yes you can elect to send your unvaccinated child to school in Arizona. I hope they don't contract any of the numerous preventable diseases that are making a comeback due to the current fad.
Might depend on state to state. I would check with your county health department but where I live, I filed for a religious exemption for vaccinations. After you get approved, You take that form to the school and you should be okay.
I was an advocate for vaccinations until yesterday, my almost 11 year old nephew went to the doctor yesterday morning, was diagnosed with pneumonia, and possibly TB. The doctor saw something in the x-ray which is where TB would show up. I asked my sister how that could be since he has received all his vaccines, she said the doctor said they don't work :( We find out tomorrow.
You can get a waiver, check online, your doctor will need to sign it. Know though, that if you allow your child(ren) to have even one vaccine it is void. And more and more doctors are refusing service to patients who refuse vaccines, so you may have to find a new doctor.
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Update ~ praise God, he does NOT have TB, but does have a much more serious pneumonia.
Look online for your "exemption from immunization for reasons of conscience" papers
You have rights not to inject things into your children that you don't want to.
Check your state's requirements but you should at least be able to get a medical or religious exemption, some states also have philosophical. Public schools are required to accept all exemptions. You can get an exemption for one vaccine, a few, or all! You absolutely don't HAVE to vaccinate your child. There's some good info and research at www.thedoctorwithin.com
ETA: livtokyo, if you're in Georgia that's not true! Mississippi and west Virginia are the ony two states that don't allow religious exemptions also.
http://m.ncsl.org/issues-research/health/school-immunizat...
And everyone feel free to look up the new FDA pamphlet on the tdap vaccine, side effects include SIDS and AUTISM.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vacci...
You have kids now?
Congratulations!
We went to the health department and filled out a religious exemption paper. The only way to be exempt from vaccinations is for medical reasons or religious reasons. It's hard to get a doctor to give medical reason. We brought it to the doctor. When we had to have the blue form for school, we got it from the doctor's office (just like always) except ours said exempt on it. P.S. I'm in Alabama.
It depends on where you live. Our state (not the one listed in our location) only makes medical exceptions. Our doctors informed us flat out that they only sign medical waivers for a true medical reasons. So where we live now, no, that is not true. Of course, you never have to vaccinate your child, but your child may not be able to attend public school, depending on the laws in your state.
EXCELLENT comments OneandDone and Dad on Purpose...
If this is a serious question, you need to do a lot of research on the pros and cons of vaccinations.
I actually got our waiver from the states website. The school won't give you one. You should be able to look it up on your states website or you can get it from your kids dr.
Also no one can make you vaccinate your kids. When I moved here to VA I had a lot of people (schools) argue with me about how they won't let my kids go to school if they don't have their shots. Totally not true. I just registered my son for K and put in the signed and notarized waiver and they didn't even say anything about it.
Good luck!
