No shots, no school

I understand your point--you are not talking about the "regular vaccines" such as polio measles, rubella, etc. You are talking about the new ones--chicken pox, flu, h1n1, etc. I agree with every one who said that all of the normal vaccines should be required, but I also agree with you that I think schools are starting to go too far--particularly when they require Hepatitis B and h1n1. Why do elementary school kids need Hep B unless they are traveling? And as for h1n1, until studies show that it is actually SAFE, I don't think kids should be required to get it. There are many risks associated with that vaccine, many of which are more likely than getting h1n1 to begin with, and, so I think parents should be given the option on that one. I strongly believe in vaccines in general, but did not have my kids get h1n1 last year, and won't this year unless the school requires it.

I think you will find that most states require student immunizations, so good luck in your search for a school to transfer your children. Immunizations protect us all from communicable disease. I understand you wondering if they are necessary and the expense when one can't afford it. Hopefully your school district also has places where the children can get them a low or no cost; we do have that available here in Ohio.

If kids are going to be in public school, they need to be vaccinated. I don't like the idea of unvaccinated kids giving diseases to younger children accidentally. We are in California and because there are so many unvaccinated immigrants and parents who decide to not vaccinate there has been an outbreak of Whooping Cough. Due to this my husband and I have been forced to get our booster shots. So this affects more than just children.

Hi mnflower. It's been quite a few years since I had to deal with shot records for school registrations but I remember being in a boat very similar to yours... We had the Hep shot series added due to a recent cafeteria food item being recalled. That one alone took 3 visits & was NOT a easy shot for most young children. The last one hurts the worst! While we did have insurance, the deductable for dependants ($400) was so high, I knew we would have to pay for most of the shot costs. Circumstances at the time made grocery shopping stressful, much less required vaccines. Luckily, a friend told me about the "Shots 4 Tots" program in our area. I was able to get all of my daughters required shots done for free. I did have to go to where they were but I got lucky again & knew about it in advance, so I just made sure to be at the local mall very early on the designated date & got a much shorter wait for planning ahead. Do they have some kind of shot program in your area? Usually the schools are able to provide this kind of information in order to assist their students needing financial assistance. If your school has a free / discount lunch program, find out who to contact for that & they will probably have the answers you need. It could reduce alot of research time for you. Sometimes the key is knowing "who" to ask.

I remember all us students lining up and getting vaccinated in school... don't know who paid for it, though.

Schools are where the vulnerable section (as far as immunity is concerned) congregate. As long as there is a real threat, it is better to be cautious and take a shot rather than refuse it due of prejudice

That is how it is in the State of California. If you do not have ALL of your shots, then you cannot go to school, and this is for any institution. My doctor gave me an official print out, several of them actually to give to any and all of the schools and universities that I go to in case they need to know if I have had all of my shots. Now, my university, in order to take certain test, you have to have the H1N1 Vaccine and the Whooping Cough Vaccine. You cannot take any of the major exams without them. It really stinks. Just about all of the public schools in the country are requiring this.

And people still think we live in a free country? While other countries are banning these poisonous vaccinations ours is shoving it down our throats and forcing our kids to be injected with it.