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Here in Minnesota if you graduated from a Minnesota High School you are considered appropriately vaccinated, either with the vaccines and/or exemptions, to go to any Minnesota college without any more vaccines. Check to see if the vaccines required for K-12, including religious exemption, would fulfill the college requirements.
If the school is truly concerned with vaccine/infections, shouldn't the requirement be, are you immune to the 'list of infection?'. Just because you are vaccinated does not mean you are immune. Therefore a vaccinated person without immunity could put other students at risk just as much as a non-immune unvaccinated person?
Why can a non-immune vaccinated person attend school but yet an non-immune unvaccinated person cannot?
Seems a bit discriminatory?
You could eliminate Td. Tetanus is not a communicable disease. Td are toxoids. The diphtheria vaccine is for the toxin, not the infection at least according to the package insert. http://www.vaccineshoppe.com/US_PDF/Decavac_5212.5213_10.06.pdf
"Immunization with diphtheria toxoid does not, however, eliminate carriage of C diphtheriae in the pharynx, nose, or on the skin."
And the CDC: "Vaccination does not, however, eliminate carriage of C. diphtheriae in the pharynx or nose or on the skin.-. Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP). Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis:Recommendations for vaccine use and other preventive measures. MMWR 40: No. RR-10, 1991"
So what vaccines are left? MMR? What about the rubella vaccine and Merck's use of aborted fetal cell lines. The rubella is not available by itself, but only comes combined in the MMR. A medical concern should be are there any large studies (not just 293 individuals in the chickenpox trials/Merck) ruling out any antibody responses to human DNA after repeated injections of human DNA from both the rubella and/or chickenpox vaccines.
Just some thoughts,
Chris Abel/MN
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From: pleasanttulip@...
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:23:19 +0000
Subject: [MCC-FHC] College vaccination exemptions - applicable to private insitution?
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If the school is truly concerned with vaccine/infections, shouldn't the requirement be, are you immune to the 'list of infection?'. Just because you are vaccinated does not mean you are immune. Therefore a vaccinated person without immunity could put other students at risk just as much as a non-immune unvaccinated person?
Why can a non-immune vaccinated person attend school but yet an non-immune unvaccinated person cannot?
Seems a bit discriminatory?
You could eliminate Td. Tetanus is not a communicable disease. Td are toxoids. The diphtheria vaccine is for the toxin, not the infection at least according to the package insert. http://www.vaccineshoppe.com/US_PDF/Decavac_5212.5213_10.06.pdf
"Immunization with diphtheria toxoid does not, however, eliminate carriage of C diphtheriae in the pharynx, nose, or on the skin."
And the CDC: "Vaccination does not, however, eliminate carriage of C. diphtheriae in the pharynx or nose or on the skin.-. Recommendations of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP). Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis:Recommendations for vaccine use and other preventive measures. MMWR 40: No. RR-10, 1991"
So what vaccines are left? MMR? What about the rubella vaccine and Merck's use of aborted fetal cell lines. The rubella is not available by itself, but only comes combined in the MMR. A medical concern should be are there any large studies (not just 293 individuals in the chickenpox trials/Merck) ruling out any antibody responses to human DNA after repeated injections of human DNA from both the rubella and/or chickenpox vaccines.
Just some thoughts,
Chris Abel/MN
To: MCCFHC@yahoogroups.com
From: pleasanttulip@...
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:23:19 +0000
Subject: [MCC-FHC] College vaccination exemptions - applicable to private insitution?
Hello, new member here.
I am currently applying at a private college in Missouri. I have conscious and religious objections to vaccinations, and my parents never had me vaccinated. I submitted a letter to the college stating my reasons for declining vaccinations, along with an Affidavit with my one of my parents' signatures (at the time, I was a minor). The college sent it back. They rejected it on the grounds that they are a private college with "a specific policy regarding immunizations". According to them, the only way I can receive an exemption is if I submit a letter from a doctor stating that I have an allergic reaction to the required immunizations.
My questions are:
a.) Is it really lawful for them to discriminate against my religious convictions because they are a private insitution?
I have searched Missouri laws regarding vaccinations, but the only thing I can find is related to K-12 school. In that case, Missouri does offer an religious exemption form for children. I can't find anything in relation to colleges, though.
b.) If they CAN legally reject my religious exemption claim, how do I go about getting a medical exemption? I was told that the doctor that submits the letter would be held liable, which is probably not very desirable.
I would greatly appreciate any input or assistance!
I am currently applying at a private college in Missouri. I have conscious and religious objections to vaccinations, and my parents never had me vaccinated. I submitted a letter to the college stating my reasons for declining vaccinations, along with an Affidavit with my one of my parents' signatures (at the time, I was a minor). The college sent it back. They rejected it on the grounds that they are a private college with "a specific policy regarding immunizations"
My questions are:
a.) Is it really lawful for them to discriminate against my religious convictions because they are a private insitution?
I have searched Missouri laws regarding vaccinations, but the only thing I can find is related to K-12 school. In that case, Missouri does offer an religious exemption form for children. I can't find anything in relation to colleges, though.
b.) If they CAN legally reject my religious exemption claim, how do I go about getting a medical exemption? I was told that the doctor that submits the letter would be held liable, which is probably not very desirable.
I would greatly appreciate any input or assistance!
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