We had a long discussion about immunizations today. Alternative Immunization Schedules are quite the buzz these days. There has been so much in the news media about the pros/cons of immunizing your child. It is my opinion that parents believe that they are doing the best thing for their child by having them immunized, but how many of these vaccines are really necessary. How many parents really spend any time doing any research on immunizations? I know that I have a lot of research to do regardless of the choice that we make.
Did you know that typical American Children have 49 Doses of 14 Vaccines Before the Age of 6?
http://www.nvic.org/
Doesn't that just sound wrong?
anything thing to research would be what vaccines kids need to enter public and/or private school. hmmmm....
ReplyDeleteReally good point and I have researched that issue. What I found out is that in most, if not all states, kids actually don't need vaccinations to enter schools. There are different exemptions. For example, in NH you can use a religious belief or medical exemption. In Texas, you can use a religious, medical or philosophical exemption. You would be required to fill out a yearly affidavit declining immunization.
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