Anonymous wrote:I got pertussis from a "delayed vaccination" child while I was pregnant. I'm thrilled with the parent's choice to inflict her do-what's-best-for-ME policies on me and my unborn child.

And just so you don't think I'm insensitive to the issue: I had severe reactions to vaccines which landed me in the hospital on several occasions as a child. I had great trepidation about vaccines as a result. In the end I just did my homework. Not having my child or my friends' children die from measles, contract polio, or end up in the emergency room with pertussis stopped my mental wrangling. Given my recent experience with pertussis I'm very firmly on the side of the health codes in DC. If you were at my school I would register a formal complaint, and potentially even leave the school.

As PP said, all of this is centrally registered. First it is screened by the school nurse and then it is sent to the Dept of Health. DC is not big on waivers, either.

I'm confused at to what you would be filing a report to. A child's medical records and history are none of your business. So, if my child has a reaction to food you sent to the school accidentally, should I file and potentially have your child removed. Based on your logic, all allergens should be removed from the school too as it is potentially hazardous to my child. We've had several reactions with ER visits from inconsiderate people who feel the need to touch other people's children after eating and not washing their hands. Perhaps, not hand washing is something to report too? Mind your own business and allow parents to do what is best for their child.

Children are dying in the UK from measles because of this nonsense. Obviously f your child has a medical reason to delay vaccinations thats one thing. But every parent who does this puts everyone else at risk. If you are going to advocate this position you have to come to grips with this and acknowledge it. And the thing is that if every parent did what you want to do, your child would be at increased risk.

I got pertussis from a "delayed vaccination" child while I was pregnant. I'm thrilled with the parent's choice to inflict her do-what's-best-for-ME policies on me and my unborn child.

And just so you don't think I'm insensitive to the issue: I had severe reactions to vaccines which landed me in the hospital on several occasions as a child. I had great trepidation about vaccines as a result. In the end I just did my homework. Not having my child or my friends' children die from measles, contract polio, or end up in the emergency room with pertussis stopped my mental wrangling. Given my recent experience with pertussis I'm very firmly on the side of the health codes in DC. If you were at my school I would register a formal complaint, and potentially even leave the school.

As PP said, all of this is centrally registered. First it is screened by the school nurse and then it is sent to the Dept of Health. DC is not big on waivers, either.

Its gonna be great until your kid lands in the er you idiot

All D.C. schools are required by law to send the immunization reports to the Department of Health where they are then transcribed into the district's immunization registry. That's how 00:38 poster's school identified that a shot was given "too early." The registry flags missed vaccines and incorrect dates etc. Also, all vaccines given in the District (either in your doctor's office or at the hospital) are automatically placed into the registry. DC has an amazing registry and it's one reason why the District has such high immunization rates.

thanks for the relevant responses and for those who didn't insult me.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:Because she's a liar

And a moron.

How is someone a moron for slowing down immunizations after two sets of very strong reactions that the child had to be hospitalized. You are a moron for not getting every child is different and parents need to adjust their parenting to that particular child. There is nothing WRONG with not doing vaccines. We do most of them, but I don't care if other parents do not do them. It is the herd effect. And, for those who do not do it, kids have the option of doing it when they are adults or need them. There are some kids who have had very negative reactions from developmental delays to serious medical complications. Reality is most people will be ok being vaccinated but not everyone is. We always had the belief that everyone should do it till we saw first hand the the impact on our child. Now I saw do what is best for your child.

Anonymous wrote:OP, clearly, unless your kid is going to a super wierd, crunchy, non-main stream type of private, you and your anti vaccine beliefs will NOT fit in. You many want to rethink one of those two decisions, its private OR anti-vaccine. Not both.

How will any other child or parent know in less someone has access to the file. It isn't a big deal. We delay/slow down and we are not crunchy at all. You do what is best for your child. Not all kids can handle vac. by the full schedule.

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Anonymous wrote:In Maryland, they have a section on the health form that has a religious waiver. There is no explanation needed as to what religion or why, so you just sign it and submit the vaccinations that you have done. We got grief like those on here from the school but they accepted it no problem as it met their licensing requirement (we were only missing a few). We spread out the shots due to high fevers and other reactions. Its not a big deal. Plenty of parents do do on schedule as they just "forget" or don't want to be bothered. There is a difference from delayed and not doing them.

If you had medical reasons, and your objections were not religious, why did you use a religious waiver?

Why do you really care? It was far easier for compliance reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:this is not a vaccination conversation but i personally don't want my child to be filled with tons of live vaccines at one time but you are welcome to do whatever you want with your child

Please take a science/immunology class! You sound like a backwater hillbilly when you make such statements.

Don't insult backwater hillbillies. I've known quite a few, and none would say anything this stupid. Only urban crunchies think like this.

Oh alright! I just cannot stand the scientifically ignorant. You're right the hillbillies vaccinate their children. It is the urban crunchies who listen to former Playboy centerfolds for their science information that do this. Why?! How did they become so scientifically ignorant?! How can policy reverse this trend?

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Not OP, but I really don't consider chicken pox to be fire.

Yes, chickenpox is a benign childhood illness -- except for when it it isn't.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/unprotected-story.htm
http://www.pkids.org/immunizations/videos/chickenpox.html
http://immunizebc.ca/diseases-vaccinations/chickenpox
http://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/a-look-at-each-vaccine/varicella-chickenpox-vaccine.html

OP, clearly, unless your kid is going to a super wierd, crunchy, non-main stream type of private, you and your anti vaccine beliefs will NOT fit in. You many want to rethink one of those two decisions, its private OR anti-vaccine. Not both.

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Anonymous wrote:this is not a vaccination conversation but i personally don't want my child to be filled with tons of live vaccines at one time but you are welcome to do whatever you want with your child

Please take a science/immunology class! You sound like a backwater hillbilly when you make such statements.

Don't insult backwater hillbillies. I've known quite a few, and none would say anything this stupid. Only urban crunchies think like this.

Anonymous wrote:Mine follows the law - and the law requires a vac record or a waiver (religious in MD) on file. We selectively vaccinate, and I talked to them when I got notice of acceptance that mentioned the vaccine form. They were completely nonplussed about it - said we wouldn't be the only ones with a waiver on file.

This is one of the more "hippie" private schools though.

I don't think "nonplussed" means what you think it means.