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[quote=Anonymous]Back to the original schedule...to be quite honest, I don't think the schools read the vaccine reports.  Plus, the schools are not trained medical professionals, and I would be shocked if they took the time to figure out that my child needed x, y, z vaccines.  There are acceptable ranges for certain vaccines.  But, I do know that the Wash DC (so as not to confuse with the "Dear Child" abbreviation) school inspectors (I'm not sure which part of DC does this) do read the reports.  I'm not sure if the Wash DC govt reads all vaccine reports or only those audited, but we've had issues at two schools.   Our doctor gave our DD the vaccine within the AAP schedule, but apparently, the second dose was two weeks earlier than the DC govt wanted the shot to be given (e.g., Wash DC wanted the shot at age 4 and my DD got it 2 weeks shy of her birthday).  I don't remember the exact specifics.  Anyway, it was picked up at two schools, and it was a huge issue.  It held up one preschool's recertification.  DC govt wanted us to give our DD a THIRD shot, and I refused.  So the compromise was that our DD had to be tested to confirm that she had the appropriate level of antibodies (I'm not a dr, so that might not be the right term, but you get my point).  I was told I would have to do this annually unless I got the 3rd shot.  So far, I've only had to do it once.  At the second school, the inspector was willing to accept a note from our Doctor.  So far, we haven't had any issues in elementary school.

And, we didn't have issues with our second child who was on a delayed vaccine schedule for legitimate health reasons.  But I don't think his vaccines were so delayed as to raise eyebrows.  [/quote]

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