Tag: opt-out
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How to Submit an Immunization Exemption in Idaho
Idaho Parents have a right to OPT their children out of some (or all) the state-mandated vaccines for daycare and school. There are 3 exemptions for the state medical, religious and ‘other’. Many schools will not disclose this fact, some schools will demand a form signed and completed by parents. This is NOT required by…
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Chicken Pox Vaccine: the Fine Print and Informed Consent
Statistics released by the CDC show that 11% of Idaho parents are choosing to opt-out of the chickenpox vaccine for their kindergartner. Idaho parents who choose to opt-out of the chicken pox vaccine have done so after careful risk versus benefit analysis. Research reveals that complications from the chicken pox disease are at a rate…
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Is the Hotspot Vaccine Exemptions Campaign A Fear Mongering Set Up For Vaccine Mandates?
Do you believe that parents should make the health decisions for their own children? If so, you aren’t alone. The numbers of parents opting out of some or all vaccines appear to be increasing based on the nationwide tracking of our children’s vaccine status as they enter kindergarten. That’s right, your child’s vaccination status is…
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The 1st WIN FOR HFI! HB 91 IRIS EXPANSION VOTED DOWN
Idaho HB 91 was designed to further expand the Idaho immunization tracking system. The greatest concerns of IRIS is the lack of privacy, security and the inability of parents to confirm their child’s private medical information is expunged when a family choose to OPT OUT. This system is in place to record vaccinations /immunizations (or…
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Privacy Denied. Medical Data Tracking Expanded. HB 91
HB 91 will expand an system ALREADY in place that denies a child’s right to privacy, exposes children’s private medical information to State and third parties and violates HIPPA. Now they wish to expand the tracking of private medical information to adults. This system will mandate that adult’s private/personal medical information entered into the State…
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HB 91: Invasion of Privacy (IRIS)
Do you know what IRIS is? It is a sneaky invasion of privacy regarding one’s private health information (PHI). IRIS has historically been an immunization registry for children’s vaccination records, but is now being used to assimilate the medical information regarding one’s vaccinations (or lack thereof) without the knowledge or consent of a patient or…