Lisa Annan, THanks so much for resonding. It's great info, but because this child is a foster child, we have no option but to immunize. We haven't done so with our own, but there really doesn't seem to be a way around it with foster children. As far as the health dept, I believe here there is record of any and all services they provide. As a matter of fact one of our other foster kids had been immunized by the health dept in his home county. I needed copies and sent the release to the office and they sent me a copy of his records. Strange we're so backwards in so many ways (here in WVA), but not this. I would still like to get any info you have about avoiding immunizations for our other kids. Our daughter has wanted to go to an overnight camp for years and hasn't been allowed because she's not fully immunized. Even though it's not against the law, they sure make life difficult. I can't get them to understand that if these shots work the only ones at risk are our kids and that we're willing to take that risk.
So since this poor baby will have to be poked and pricked I'd like to help him our in any way I can with remedies to make his experience the least traumatic as possible.
Thanks again,
Maria