Can you refuse newborn vax??

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mumto2

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Hi does anyone know if you can refuse to have the newborn vaccinations that they like to give here in public hospital? Did you have any problems refusing or was it ok and simply a case of signing off on it?

Many thanks
 
vaccinating is a very touchy subject and a very personal one.


personally, living in one of the most densely populated areas of the world, a place where disease spreads like wildfire, a place where things such as TB are not only found, but are quite prevalent.... i would never consider not vaccinating my child. again, that is my personal choice. i know that if my child got sick with something that could have been prevented because of vaccination, i would never forgive myself.

that said, i did hear some women refusing the vaccination. they were questioned as to their motive. all of them said that they planned on doing it privately and were let go. i am not sure what would have happened if they point blank refused vaccination.
 
Yes gosh isn't a touchy one!

I also only get my vax done for my kids privately and at an age I find appropriate. I just hate the thought of overloading them on the day they are born!
 
i refused newborn vacs but that was in private hospital. no one questioned me about it at all but i did get a follow up phone call from Dept of Health a few weeks later to discuss TB vaccine.
 
yeah day they are born, day they go home..semantics really in my opinion...but thank you very much for the info.

Thanks aussiemum I appreciate that information!
 
I also plan to refuse the hospital administered vaccines for similar reasons. I am going to say that we will get them done privately at a later date, which is true (I'm just not sure how much later). I've already discussed with my GP and he agreed that there is actually no medical reason to give Hep B & BCG at birth - it's because it's much easier for the govt to administer it as a public health program. He said to expect some resistance but ultimately they can't do it if you refuse permission.
 
just tell them in advance that you will get it done privately...actually, with my 1st at QMH they asked if I wanted it done or done privately, with my 2nd at HK Sanatorium, they didn't even ask and just gave her the vaccination which really didn't go down well. the BCG is known to leave a scar (though how big it depends on your child) and I wanted my girls to have the BCG done on the upper thigh...yes, I'm vain! Anyhow, that was why I was so upset at HK Sanatorium - they simply said - oh it's free Mrs...part of your package! whereas at QMH they were very polite about it all...no resistance what so ever, just make sure they know in advance.
 
I've heard you have to be careful with the BCG vaccination when it's done in the bum because it could easily get infected especially with diapering. But yeah, you can refuse...at QMH, they would ask for my consent before they did the vaccination for all the vaccinations.
 
Wish I could have had the BCG done on my girl's thigh. I also don't want her to have a scar like that on her upper arm. I guess it will be a permanent souvenir from being born in HK...
 
we refused BCG w/both my boys and will not give them at all since we are American and if we return to the states they will test positive.
 
We will probably also skip the BCG because we are in a low risk group (none of my family has had this vax) and it seems to me like a nasty one for a newborn baby to have. But it can always be administered at any time at your docs office if you change your mind later. Actually same goes for Hep B...I didn't have my first Hep B shot until age 21...
 
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