If you don't believe in vaccinations?

Question

For whatever reason, how do you get around that as far as school goes? Because I know they always ask for an immunization record.

This question is out of curiosity only. My kids are fully vaccinated and in public school.

Answer 1

You simply tell the school that you do not do vaccinations. They may have you sign a waiver. ALL public schools HAVE to allow entry to non vaxed children. No matter what state.

Answer 2

Every state has an exemption form that you can get from either the state department of health or from your local school building. Every state has religious exemptions, although most also have exemptions for health or for personal beliefs.

The judgement flies heavy today in Y! Answers. If people were exposed as children and gained lifelong immunity to wildtype viruses, then we wouldn't have to worry about adults who suffer from incomplete immunity due to poor efficacy and short lived artificial immunity. Evolution's a b****, huh?

If you read the actual science reports, rather than the media driven info from the CDC, then you'd see that most things that we immunize for (including polio) was on a downward trend of epidemia when the vaccines were introduced in the 50's.

Answer 3

Years ago when i was a kid i had an aunt who was a very religious person. (at the time-not now).
They did not go to the doctor for anything. They gave birth to their kids at home-no doctors at all.
The kids-my cousins, went to public schools, if i recall i think they just had to get some documents from the school signed - maybe through an attorney or a notary or something saying this(shots) was against their religious beliefs.
This was back in the late 70s and through the 80s. I have no clue what to do today.

Answer 4

There is a wavier you can get from the health department. But, each and every school district has the right to refuse to let the child enter. It's all based on their individual policies. My mother had my vacinations waved and my school accepted that until I was in sixth grade. They changed their policies and I had 90 days to get recent vacinations started or I was going to to be removed from school. So my mom went ahead and did it. So, you could be fine, but then again.....you might not be. I would double check with the school district.

Answer 5

I'm a pediatric nurse and vaccinate children for a living. I know in my state they require you to sign a waiver in order for your children to attend public school---but it probably varies a little by state. What many people don't know is that unvaccinated children pose a risk to adults or tiny infants more than to themselves. For instance, Hepatitis A is less harmful to children than adults but children contract it easier than adults and then pass it on to adults. Vaccinating the children actually helps prevent life-threatening illness in adults! Vaccine protection is not just for your child but for the immunosuppressed, the elderly and the infants. Please get your children vaccinated. It's the only reason that certain life-threatening infectious diseases have been almost eradicated.

Answer 6

I think that with most schools, you dont get around it. I have a treehugging hippy mom on my block who just fought and fought, and then took her to the health department and caved. that poor girl got like 300 shots at once OUCH put I say that unless you are going to file a hippie discrimination lawsuit and follow thru, the rule is no shots, no school.

Answer 7

You can go to the health department and request a waiver. Then if there is an outbreak of that disease you have to keep your kid home until it goes away.

Answer 8

i thought the only way was a letter from your church. Saying that the shots are against your beliefs. I dont believe there should be any allowed excuse. I feel all kids need to have them or be home schooled. If you dont want to follow the same guidelines teach them at home.

I feel its selfish not to protect the children. I dont enjoy making them get shots but it needs to be done. I feel its neglect to not have them done.

Answer 9

there is a waiver you have to apply for and state your reasoning and you use that but if your child infects other people children you have to loose your waiver and have your child vacinated if there is any kind of outbreak.

Answer 10

I think that there is the lame excuse that it is for religious reasons and then you can be allowed to expose your child to infectious disease. Good for you for getting your kiddos the shots that they need. I believe that vaccines are a blessing and you're selfish if you don't get them for your child.