Rights of child with severe allergies forced to get Flu shot

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Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone here knows law regarding children with egg allergy. I have

patient who's son has a severe egg allergy, among other severe allergies (for

which I suspect his previous vaccines have played a large role)

His preschool said they would not allow him in this year with out a flu shot,

and he was forced to sit in his allergists office for four hrs, and take the

shot in four small doses while they waited for reaction.

He obviously did not have an exemption (religious or medical). I thought I

remembered reading that if one has an egg allergy that they could be medically

exempt from egg containing vaccines.

This poor little guy has had a few bouts of anaphylactic shock that the Dr's

term idiopathic (read unknown origin... but as we know it was likely brought on

by the vax's)

My question is 3 part:

1. What is the law on allergies /and vax containing allergic substance?

2. Can a flu vax be compulsory for preschool?

3. Does having previous vax's nullify any chance of religious exemption?

I understand this may vary by state, they are in CT.

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks so much!

Elissa (ped chiro and mom to non-vax'd 2yr old)