Parents who do not want their children to have Vaccines

My son had to have his shot record up to date before he could go to daycare and before he could start school. Unless you are able to homeschool your kids I don't really see and other option, but to get them vaccinated.

Have got to admit, AmbiePam, I am a bit of a fence-sitter on this one! Also when I entered school many years ago it was a requirement, and I feel these vaccines helped eradicate many serious infectious diseases. So, non-vaccination allows a new round of that disease to surface (which several have been recently.) But, on the other hand, as an adult, in my job as a paramedic, (past), it was required that I have a "Hep.B" vaccination, or sign a release...I signed the release! I was of mixed emotions, because I could protect myself (90%) of the time from the manner in which this disease was spread! Cheers!

My daughter is now 16 years old and will be 17 in March. she has had all of her vaccinations that I know of. I think all children should have them to keep them safe and healthy.

in most states parents can get a vaccine exemption, Some get one based on philosopphy, but many get on based on "personal" religious beliefs, while other get one based on medical exemption (they are hardest one to get). all 5 of my children (ranging in age from 28 to 14) and both of my grand children (5 an 16 months) as well as all my neices and nephews ( ranging in ages from 34 to 6 months) have religious exemptions, which have been valid for public and private shcools in Florida, Az, California, Oh, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. My Neice has traveled to France, England and Germany with no immunzations. I know many people who have choosen to not vaccinate thier children, while others have done what is called "selective vaccinations" and still some have used homeopathic routes. It is a personal choice, yet I know none who have taken it lightly. We all did our own reserch and found what was right for our families. I also know people who have stared to get routine vaccines and then opted to get an exemption after learning mroe about the risk and benefits. there is a great site that explains much of the details state by state called The National Vaccine Information center. (www.shots909.com) they also have many links to reserch based inof, where to file a claim when a child in injured be immunzations, (a fund set up by the federal goverment) and other sites to get up to date info. state by state on what exemptions are avaliable. I do not advocate for others to do anything other than make informed choices about the health care of their children and find what is right for them, rather than just take the word of Dr. or Nurses, that it is manditory, nothing is. we do have CHOICES, and I feel it is a parents responsibility to learn all they can to make informed ones. Be well,

I don't really understand a parent not wanting a child vaccinated. Both of my kids were required to have thier shot records when they started school and my oldest son had to have his shot record when he went into the military too. So I'm no sure if home schooling would work, There are other things the will need the records for too.

I think that you can be excused from these regulations with the appropriate paper work. It just means you have to jump through some extra hoops before your child can be admitted into school. All kids have a right to an education, but the parents do have to complete additional forms and applications if the choose not to immunize. I can understand why parents elect not to immunize their kids. On a recent trip to my pediatrician we were discussion immunizations. I had thought that my son was done with immunizations, and my doctor said, "no, you have one more set, and by then they will probably have thought of a few more things they can inject into your son. You will probably have several more immunizations before he starts school" Is that freaky or what!!! When we were kids they didn't have nearly as many immunizations as they do today, and as far as my pediatrician is concerned they are just sitting there trying to think of more ways to earn a buck.

I think more people are checking out what the side effects of some vaccinations are and are saying no to alot. Some can cause alot of problems even brain damage and autism only to name a few. Kids still have to have vaccintations but now days I think you have a choice of asking is it necessary for school and if not you can refuse the vaccination. I know I would refuse the ones that cause a child damage of any kind.

It was the same in my day and even my son it was the law and you couldn't get around it, but now there is a whole controversy about vaccines, as they have linked vaccines with autism and some children end up with autism, and most don't but it is ling a game of russian roulette you don't know if your child is going to be sick from the vaccine until he or she gets it. I am not sure if it is still law or optional anymore and it all depends on the country you live it as well.

In my country you have to provide proof that your son is vaccinated before your child is allowed to be admitted at school

Unfortunately, things have changed. Kids no longer absolutely have to have the vaccines in order to start public school. Isn't that terrible? The parents just have to sign a waiver form. I think every parent has the right to choose whether or not to have their child vaccinated, but I also believe that if a child isn't properly vaccinated, then they shouldn't be allowed in public school. There's too much sickness going around in those large areas as it is, the last thing we need is more sickness. My daughter isn't vaccinated against whooping cough because she's allergic to the vaccination. Throw in all of the kids whose parents don't believe in vaccinating and now my daughter is at more risk than before. It's a proven fact - the cases of whooping cough have risen in my state. I really wish the school system would take a harder stance on non-vaccinated kids, but it's just not going to happen because the schools need the money too badly.

My sister never had any of her kids vaccinated. Her school district had an "opt out" form that she had to fill out and have her doctor fill out saying that she understood what she was doing. Her kids never were sick either. They're all grown now. With what I've read recently about what's in those vaccines, I think she was right to keep her kids from having them. If I had known, I would have had my son given all the shots either. You know what else? The flu shots have the same chemicals in them (the chemicals used to make sure the medicine gets where it's supposed to go - like mercury). Some researchers think that the mercury is helping to cause Alzheimer's. Makes sense...since so many elderly get the flu shots and we have so much more Alzheimer's than we ever did before. It's a bit like the autism that has increased...and some folks think that's caused by the shots kids get.

Hey ambie! I think that there is still the same rule that there always was that there are certain vaccinations that children are required to have before they can go to school! They are not optional! They must have them or they can't go to school so the parents have no real choice! I know that this is becoming a questionable thing whether to give the children vaccinations or not these days, but according to the states laws they still require them! So for the parents that don't want their children to have them they will have a problem getting them into a school! I don't know what they will do then. I guess that will be a whole new generation of children that will have to be home schooled or there will have to be some kind of schools where they will accept children who are not vaccinated and I don't know how that will work since it is required by law!

Some children are not immunized because of religous beliefs. The schools must have to make allowances in cases such as that. I would imagine that parents would have to sign waivers for the school not be held liable should the child contract (through exposure) a disease that the parents have refused immunization for.

It is standard practice in my country for children to have certain vaccinations before entering school. Some are necessary others such as Meningitis are a personal choice. They do not necessarily mean your child is immune to that particular vac. In fact, I have known of some who have been vaccinated against a certain thing and still contracted it anyway. My view is that it should be primarily down to the parents. Difficult thing to decide, I know.

If a parent flat refuses to have their child vaccinated, that child can still attend a public school. In most cases the parent has to get a waiver & has to take different steps to get that child in that school, but by law they can't refuse that child schooling. A parent has a right to turn down vaccines... there is no law that makes parents vaccines, although they like to make parents think its the law, it's not. Some schools will give parents a hard time, but what only few parents know that there is laws on this, & parents can work around them. Where I'm at right now, if you want your child to go to the school, they tell you that you have to have the childs shot record, but with a vaccine waiver, they have to let the child in.

First off has autism really increased or have the techniques use to diagnose it been more clearly defined. Autism is a spectrum disorder, I have in the pass worked with people who no doubt were autistic, but they were able to function in high paying jobs. Now that I am working in the field I recognize what I had seen before. I think they now diagnose autism better. Next, I know of families who had an older child was autistic, they blamed the vaccinations. They had another and then another child, did not get the vaccinations and both of them were also autistic. It could be environmental, it could be genetic, it could be both but personally I think that getting vaccines is a lot safer than not getting them.

In Australia, you are able to be what is known as a conciencous objector, which means you can state your reasons for not having your kids vaccinated and it has to be accepted by schools, daycares and other groups. My kids are vaccinated,for them as well as for me. I haven't had a lot of the childhood illnesses myself, so it is important that I do everything I can to avoid them too, as I am at an age where they can be quite nasty. Realistically, those who don't have their kids vaccinated aren't really putting their kids health at risk any more than those who do have their kids vaccinated. When the non vaccinated children get these illnesses, their immune systems are forced to work harder, which means that their immune systems do become stronger as well. It is just upto what people want to believe about vaccines.

I'm not sure that there is any law saying that the kids have to be vaccinated before they can go to school. And the way the laws are now it would be pretty hard for the school board to emplement that kind of law without the governments approval. But I really can't say that I am positive on this so I wanted to see what other responses here have to say about it so that I am more informed. When I went to school we had to have our shots and when my kids when to school they had to have theirs, but I don't know about now. There must be legal and political and religious rights, that are considered when or if this is the case. There are some religions that don't believe in it and a lot of those immegrants are canadian citizens. So I don't know. hmmmm Alrighty then, talk to you later my friend, Have a good mylotting day, Chris

Kids are still required to have vaccines before going to school. I guess I have not known any parent against vaccine. They are in the best interest of the child. Vaccines have been proven to prevent illnesses such as, chicken pox, measles, mumps, ect., ect. So why would you not want your child to have them? I think the school requires it because then they know your child is safe from getting these illnesses and spreading them to other children.