JAN...Tdap booser for Fall school admission?

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Oh crap, Jan. Pardon my semi-euphemism.

I believe I signed a refusal of medical treatment type of form at our son's

annual last month. I'll ask for a copy and look it over more carefully and see

what I can do about it, maybe add something to his med file at the doc's? It's

probably too late now that it's in his file. I'll have to do the same thing for

the refusal of Tdap at my daughter's high school. Great! I can just kick

myself for not taking my time to read things more closely.

Got any suggestions for me on this?

Thank you,

Sheila

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> If you carefully read that form it is implicating you in the refusal of

medical treatment for your child. you are admitting medical neglect by signing

it. If a doctor offers it to you, tell them you will take it your lawyer before

you sign it, take it and don't bring it back. This form is not the same as

having a religious objection to vaccination. I was legally advised years ago by

our informed choice coalition lawyer never to sign those forms, as they are

being used by some health departments to try to make you vaccinate. It's how

they word it.

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> Much safer to have your own exemption already drawn up and furnish this to the

doctor for your file. It is also a legal document that helps the doctor be able

to justify why patient X is not vaccinated. The health departments keep track of

who is getting shots and who is not in most states and if a doctor has too few

patients receiving vaccines, the DoH starts asking questions. This is why

doctors want you to sign a " refusal to vaccinate " form. So they can at least say

" see I tried but they won't comply "

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> You don't want to be seen as a " won't comply " but as a person who is informed

of their legal right to religious objection.

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> Hope that helps.

> Jan