Under North Carolina law, religious and medical exemptions are allowed, but philosophical exemptions are not.<br><br>
From Immunize North Carolina: <a href="http://www.immunizenc.com/Exemptions.htm" target="_blank">G.S.130A-157. Religious exemption</a>:<br><br><span style="color:#0000FF;">If the bona fide religious beliefs of an adult or the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis of a child are contrary to the immunization requirements contained in this Part, the adult or the child shall be exempt from the requirements. Upon submission of a written statement of the bona fide religious beliefs and opposition to the immunization requirements, the person may attend the college, university, school or facility without presenting a certificate of immunization.</span><br><br>
10A NCAC 41A .0403 Non-Religious Personal Belief No Exemption: <span style="color:#0000FF;">Except as provided in G.S. 130A-156 and G.S. 130A-157, and 10A NCAC 41A .0404 and .0405, no child shall be exempt from the requirements of 10A NCAC 41 .0401; there is no exception to these requirements for the case of a personal belief or philosophy of a parent or guardian not founded upon a religious belief.</span><br><br>
There's no form. Here's what they want at a minimum: <span style="color:#0000FF;">To claim a religious exemption, the parent or person requesting the exemption must write a statement of their religious objection to immunization, including the name and date of birth of the person for whom the exemption is being requested. This statement would then be provided to schools, child care programs, camps, etc. in place of an immunization record. If a family is requesting a religious exemption for more than one child, a separate statement should be prepared for each child. Statements of religious objection to immunization do not need to be notarized or prepared by an attorney. They do not need to be submitted to the state for review or <a href="http://www.vaclib.org/exempt/northcarolina.htm" target="_blank">http://www.vaclib.org/exempt/northcarolina.htm</a>approval.<br></span><br><br><a href="http://www.vaclib.org/exempt/northcarolina.htm" target="_blank">VaccineTruth.Org</a> has several sample letters for religious exemptions in NC available for download.<br><br>
I don't think you can opt out of the vaccine registry. That is maintained mostly to facilitate tracking vaccination rates and to allow those who need to see proof of vaccination or parents who want to double-check their kids vax tatus. But here's how to contact people at the North Carolina Immunization Registry if you have questions:<br><br><span style="color:#0000FF;">- NCIR Help Desk - 1-877-873-6247<br>
- NCIR Help Desk email - <a href="mailto:
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[email protected]</a><br>
- NC's Local Health Departments Phone Numbers: <a href="http://www.ncalhd.org/county.htm" target="_blank">www.ncalhd.org/county.htm</a></span><br><br>
ETA: Under NC law, I think you have to get an exemption even if your child is too young for school.<br><br>
From NC General Statute 10A NCAC 41A .0401: <a href="http://www.immunizenc.com/NCRulesandLaws.htm" target="_blank">Dosage and age requirements for vaccination<br></a><br><span style="color:#0000FF;">(a) Every individual in North Carolina required to be immunized pursuant to G.S. 130A-152 through 130A-157 shall be immunized against the following diseases by receiving the specified minimum doses of vaccines by the specified ages:...</span> It then goes on to list all the required vaxes. There is nothing in all the material about required vaxes or exemptions about not including very young children. It only says over and over that these vaccinations are required.<br><br>
HTH.
