vax if there is an outbreak

[mamaofthree]

i am filling out paper work for my ds to go to camp this summer. one of the things we need to consent to is that they will vax him if there is an outbreak of a communicable disease while at camp. i am not ok with this. from what i know/understand vaxing after a breakout (especially at a place like summer camp) wouldn't make any sense. all those kids, someone gets chicken pox by the time they have symptoms they have infected everyone (or alot of people). so the vax for chicken pox wouldn't prevent or even decrease the symptoms... is that correct?

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[listipton]

I believe you are correct. I would cross out the section, write NO!, and fill in that if there IS an outbreak, I'll come get my kid.

[Marnica]

Originally Posted by listipton

I believe you are correct. I would cross out the section, write NO!, and fill in that if there IS an outbreak, I'll come get my kid.

yup...state you have religious objections and will remove your child from camp if there is an outbreak. And you are correct about vaxing after the fact.

[mamaofthree]

they were ok with my refusal (i sent an email with my concerns). it just seems so silly to have that on there. i could see them wanting vax records, or exemptions but it just makes me nuts when they don't get the info straight. ugh!

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[Marnica]

Originally Posted by mamaofthree

they were ok with my refusal (i sent an email with my concerns). it just seems so silly to have that on there. i could see them wanting vax records, or exemptions but it just makes me nuts when they don't get the info straight. ugh!

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To their credit, they have some of their info kind of straight. Public health policy dictates this same idea that if there is an outbreak, children must either be vaccinated or stay home from school until the outbreak is over.

Vaccination for certain things may help prevent a worsening of an outbreak or a larger outbreak, or at leadt that the reasoning. Not all kids will have had direct exposure when an outbreak first occurs. For those who have, vaccination may not prevent the development of the disease, but for those that have not, it may. Again this is the thinking. Personally I think it's a bit flawed and I think quarantining works far more effectively.

[just_lily]

No. Way.

What constitutes an outbreak? And of what? Would my kid be vaccinated automatically vaxed if a single case of chicken pox turned up?

There is no way I would give my blanket consent like that. I am glad you got it all straightened out.