Response to Vaccine Waiver for Michigan

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I sent this a couple of hours ago, and it's not come through, so I'm sending it

again. Sorry if it shows up twice.

t

First, you can't possibly be exposing other children if their vaccines are

working (which ostensibly the Health Department believes). I would not respond,

and I would not accept any statement implying any kind of " responsibility. "

Second, Michigan state laws includes vaccine exemption for medical, religious,

AND philosophical reasons.

You should not need to interact with the Health Department further.

Send a letter to the school explaining your religious opposition to the vaccines

- or your philosophical opposition.

For most of my children's activities, I simply delivered a NOTARIZED letter (I

had them notarized at my local bank) simply stating: " My child ( ) is not

vaccinated for religious reasons. "

When my kids went to college, I got more elaborate and composed a letter

describing our religious commitment to clean body/clean spirit. I was very

technical with this letter. I have not heard boo from either of my two older

children's institutions. At one point, a health person at the school dropped me

a note saying that if there were a measles outbreak, my daughter would need to

come home until quarantine was over.

Like I'd want her there anyway.

Here is a website for Michigan exemption information. You should be able to get

whatever you need from there and from your own competent and non verbose written

letter to the school.

http://www.vaclib.org/exempt/michigan.htm

Remember. The law is on your side. Exercise your legal right to not

vaccinate. It is not law that you should assume responsibility for anyone, your

child or anyone else's getting a childhood illness for which a vaccine exists;

it's not reality either. Would you assume responsibility for someone catching a

cold claiming that you'd left the cold on a grocery cart before they used it???

It is an unfortunate fact of life that people catch things from others.

It is not your responsibility to explain to anyone that the vaccines do not work

and that they cause irreparable harm.

It is simply your responsibility to exercise your legal right to protect your

child.

Keep it simple. Keep it short.

Good luck!

t

On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:46 PM, k wrote:

> Recently I submitted a waiver from MOM a non-profit organization that opposes

immunization in michigan to my childs school and obviously they disregarded the

form and information contained within. I was sent a waiver from the State Health

Department of Michigan was states that by signing I agree to being responsible

for exposing other children and my child to such and such dieases. I declined to

sign b/c I do not agree with that statement. How should I handle this situation

any advice would be appreciated.

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> Koren

> concerned parent

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