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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just signed the religious waiver and it was no big deal but we were spacing them out over a few months, not years.[/quote]

So you signed the religious waiver even though you were getting most vaccines, just not on the schedule?[/quote]

We got all the vaccines and are now up to date - the only one I significantly delayed was the chicken pox and since we had no exposure and I was not going to a Pox party, we did that one a few years later (before 5).  I preferred the natural immunity but that's very hard now with the shot available.

Technically most would view us on schedule.  But, we were not because we would limit two shots per visit and spread them out every 6-8 weeks (doctors said that spread/picked what shots - we did not walk in with our own schedule). Last shot round we needed 5 or 6 shots - I forget.   We have a October birthday, so we have to do the physical in August and go back in October if anything else is needed, like shots.  So, if an auditor comes and we only have 2 out of the 6 missing shots, the school can receive an inspection violation as the inspector does not care why or what the plan is, they just care its done.  If we sign the waiver, it keeps the school from failing the inspection because of our shot records.  We just keep bringing them updated shot records every time we get shots and when we are caught up, that overrides the waiver.  The last two schools (current and previous) had no issue with us doing it given our reasons why.  We were at one school prior that I was not happy with and they gave me a hard time about it and I basically had to tell them to mind their own business as it was another teacher doing paperwork (thankfully not my child's) and the director had previously ok'ed it.  (my kid was 2, so you aren't talking a huge amount missing).

We only significantly delayed one shot - the Chicken Pox but eventually got that one too.

We had really bad fevering and other issues that required a hospital stay so after that, slowing them down was our only option and that worked for us.[/quote]

OP here.  Thank you for describing the process.  So basically you signed the religious exemption form, and still got the vaccines on an alternative schedule but updated the school with new forms as you got the vaccines on your alternative schedule.  This makes sense and it's good that the schools were okay with it.  Did you have to provide a letter from the doctor explaining about the fevering issue as to why you were delaying?  Or did the school not ask for specifics about why you were delaying?

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No, I told the school why but I didn't have to put it in writing from a doctor.  We have other medical and developmental issues, so this was the least of the concern.  A doctor can do an exception but they are only allowed in extreme cases and ours was more moderate.  I just turned in the vaccine form with the religious exception and that was it.  No problem.  Then I just kept updating it with the new shot record as we did it. With the religious waiver, it does not matter why and there is no need for an explanation. You can get the exemption for online in Maryland - not sure about it this year as we are caught up so I haven't looked.  The exception for is not an all or nothing.  There are reasons why you want to delay or not do some shots and that is ok (ignore the nasty posters who make it all about them and their needs).  The key is not to make the school liable in terms of their inspections with that waiver form.[/quote]

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