Vaccinations?

Question

I was reading a few articles of parents not vaccinating their children because they believe that it's wrong or can do more harm than good. Anyway, it was very intresting but I thought that there was no choice. That you had to get your children vaccinated. And how would they go to school don't you need shot records to enroll them in school. I vaccinate my kids but I was just curious.

Just to let everyone know I'm not giving thmbs up or down to anyone because I believe it's a personal choice and well to each their own. I was just curious as to if it was really a choice and well the school thing.

Answer 1

Good questions!
I choose not to vaccinate my daughter, and, although I haven't decided if I am going to put her into public school, it is not mandatory for her to be vaccinated to go to school. You can sign a "concientious objection" form, or an exemption form, stating that you have medical, philosophical, or religious reasons for not getting them. Really simple to do. Some states do not have the philosophical objection, but a doctors note stating that you do not want vaccinations is perfectly acceptable.

Magix:
Why are you worried if vaccinations work so well? If my child isn't vaccinated, and yours is... and if what they say about vaccines is true.. you should have no concerns whatsoever. Nothing should be mandatory. It is a basic right that would be taken away if it was.

Answer 2

Some people say that the preservative in the vaccine could cause autusim or other problems--I think it had mercury in it. Now, the FDA does not allow that dangerous preservative so they should be safer. Unfortunately, some children (very low percentage) get such a high fever from the vaccination that they have convulsions and could suffer brain damage unless the fever can be lowered fast and this made some parents reluctant to vaccinate. At my daughter's public school, I had the option of stating vaccinations were against my (religious) beliefs. I signed it because I did not give her the last polio dose due to concerns stated above. My doctor however, convinced me to give her the third dose with no ill effects. The only way we will irradicate disease is to have 100% vaccinations for children. With so many third world people coming across the border the risk is higher now for unvaccinated children because their children are not vaccinated and the adults and children could carry the diseases.
Also the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination wears off during the pre-teen years and most adults are no longer immune. Studies show that infants can be infected by adults and they will get very sick and might die in the early months before they are vaccinated. It is recommended that any adults who will be in contact with your baby should be vaccinated again just in case they are carriers. Pregnant moms cannot have the vaccination, but can be vaccinated shortly after the birth. It does make you a little sick with a low grade fever and you have to stay out of the sun for several weeks, but it is worth it to protect your baby.

Answer 3

http://www.909shot.com has information on exemptions.
All states have exemptions for medical reasons. most states have exemptions for religious reasons, and some states have exemptions for philosophical reasons. There are no laws that you have to vaccinate your child, only laws having requirements for your child being able to go to public school or daycare, and those laws have the above mentioned exemptions. I have a 3 year old and a 7 month old who are not vaccinated(and future children will be unvaccinated as well), and they will be going to public school.
I do not vaccinate because I do not think that injecting my children with such ingredients as aluminum, formaldehyde, and phenols is safe. I also believe that there is a higher chance of my child having a severe reaction to vaccines than having severe complications from the diseases, if they happen to catch them which is highly unlikely.

Answer 4

I know someone who chose not to vaccinate the kids and she had to sign something saying it was for religious reasons and she was allowed into school. However, if there is an outbreak she automatically has to stay home even if there is no contact with that person.

Contact your local school district and see what they say.

Answer 5

no it is the parents choice. although there are more cases of problems with not vaccinating than with vaccinating. if something is going to happen to my child i would rather it happen while i am trying to protect them, than because i did not protect them.(obviously i would rather they never had any problems at all)

i think if you do not vaccinate you have to go to the school board and tell them you chose not to, but i know there is a way they can still go to school

Answer 6

My youngest I chosen to postpone her vaccinations after she grow to be very cranky/drained/irritable after the 1st set with the standard practitioner, in addition they had the MMR scare at that element or perhaps although the place of work certain me that there grow to be no an infection of their vaccinations, i desired to make double confident. I held her back one vaccination flow to and then resumed the vaccinations back on the subsequent scheduled one. i did no longer try this through fact of something i examine, or something somebody else grow to be telling me, I did it for my own precautions, to boot as my toddler's. She continues to be getting the immunizations on the final an prolonged time in accordance to the CDC and American academy of Pediatrics...yet considering that i've got been advised that an analogous element befell to me while i grow to be a toddler and that i consequently grow to be allergic to the Pertussis area of the single shot..I chosen to try this in concern that my toddler would flow during an analogous element that I did. She did great with all of the different photos, the photos that have been given "late" she had particularly a concern with, yet no longer something while in comparison with the 1st time around. After wards, she had no concern in any respect with the photos, different than being somewhat drained. The usual practitioner advised me that my determination grow to be wonderful through fact she grow to be nonetheless to be getting the vaccinations on the counseled an prolonged time positioned forth...and he or she pronounced that she would quite see greater dad and mom being somewhat down the midsection while there are doubtless problems..quite than one severe or the different.

Answer 7

I think that kids need to be vaccinated and should be before entering a public school. The risks are very small when you get your kids vaccinated. Any parent who finds fault with getting the childhood shots should re-evaluate their thinking. If a child came down with polio, came to school, spread it to all his friend, well, that is what these people are suggesting. If the disease has been virtually wiped out, why get the shot? Simple. It is not completely gone, and without the childhood vaccinations, we invited all the old diseases back. I don't think we need that.

Answer 8

To those that choose to vaccinate:

If you believe your child to be protected from these diseases (like Polio etc) then why do you care if some of us don't vaccinate? It shouldn't matter then should it. Obviously you all have some underlying belief that your so-called protected child is still at risk of catching a disease he was supposidly immunized against.

**This is not against the original poster. It just irks me when I here pro-vaxers yak on about how their *protected* child is at risk because I don't vaccinate.

Answer 9

In some school districts, you must have your children vaccinated. However, many will allow you to sign a paper claiming religious right to refuse vaccination. Thanks to the "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" law, they have to allow children into public school. I too have my child vaccinated, but can also understand why some parents chose not to.

Answer 10

There are forms you can fill out for religious or other choice exemption. To my knowledge, your doctor has to certify it. I don't really know, though, because I chose to vaccinate as well.