School Vaccine Exemption Information
The new vaccine religious exemption requirement of having a certificate of exemption signed by a health care provider for kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade will go into effect beginning October 16, 2015 according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) click link to read IDPH statement. This means that for the start of the school year…
New Meningitis Vaccine Requirement
August 6, 2015 Back-to-School shots: Be prepared Parents and guardians need to question the back-to-school meningitis vaccine for 6th and 12th grade girls and boys, signed by Gov. Pat Quinn Aug. 16, 2013.. Why now, 2 years later? Here are questions for your health professional, school authority and Springfield representative and senator: 1) Why have…
SB 1410 enacted into Law – Public Act 099-0249
Below is an excerpt of Public Act 099-0249 as it pertains to school vaccine exemptions. (8) Children of parents or legal guardians who object to health, dental, or eye examinations or any part thereof, to immunizations, or to vision and hearing screening tests on religious grounds shall not be required to undergo the examinations, tests, or immunizations to which…
IVAC sends IDPH FOIA request re: school vaccine exemptions
Illinois Vaccine Awareness Coalition (IVAC) P.O. Box 946, Oak Park, IL 60303 www.IllinoisVaccineAvareness .org 6 August 2015 Nirav Shah, M.D., JD, Director Illinois Department of Public Health C/o William Bryant, Acting FOIA Officer FAX: 217-557-3497 Dear Dr. Shah: Under FOIA, please answer: 1) When will the vaccination Certificate of Exemption be available? 2) If the…
U.S. Rep. Posey – Alleges CDC Authors Dumped Autism Documents
“I am absolutely, resolutely pro-vaccine…. That being said…, parents making decisions regarding their children’s heath deserve to have the best information available to them. They should be able to count on federal agencies to tell them the truth.” — Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) Transcript below. Congressman Bill Posey (Republican from Florida): “Thank-you, Mr. Speaker….
IVAC Letter to Gov. Rauner
22 May 2015 Dear Gov. Rauner: Illinois Vaccine Awareness Coalition (IVAC) members ask you to veto SB/HB1410 and SB/HB0986 for the following reasons: SB1410/HB1410 1) No identification of local school authority 2) No available Illinois Department of Public Health objection form and definition of “detailing grounds” 3) No answer to question:: Is child in…
Calls needed to Illinois District Representatives
ILLINOIS ALERTS – Action is needed … Please contact your Illinois District Representative asap and tell them to vote NO on SB1410and SB986. Forward the following linked article explaining why SB986 is flawed and needs to be amended with a religious exemption. Related article: Letter from Tetyana Obukhanych, PhD in Immunology responding to vaccine legislation. Vaccine choice leads to…
Immunologist Advises State Legislators
Below is a letter from Tetyana Obukhanych, PhD in Immunology responding to vaccine legislation. This is very timely to SB986, that is in the Illinois House and will force vaccination of MMR and DTaP on childcare workers with no opt-out for a religious exemption. Please read the entire article but we pulled out below important information in regards…
SB986- Call Your IL House Representative
Status of SB0986 Calls needed to District Representatives in the Illinois House Update 5/12/15 The Senate approved SB986 and it moves on to the House. Calls are needed to your district representative to vote NO on SB986. To find your Illinois Representative, click here and enter your address. IVAC oppose SB986 for the following reasons: 1)…