Huffington Post columnist
David Kirby looks into startling government reports about vaccine injury
to troops, and how an equal percentage of children may have "defects"
that cause vaccine injury. Read the full story
here.
MILVAX is a group that
informs the public on exemptions and other information regarding
military vaccines.
http://www.vaccines.mil/
Information on "required"
vaccines for the military:
http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/l/blvaccinations.htm
Military exemptions:
There
are three types of exemptions from vaccinations: medical,
administrative and religious. Medical exemptions can only be granted
by a physician or other military health care professional.
Administrative and religious exemptions are non–medical functions
and approval is controlled by the individual’s unit commander.
Medical exemptions can be granted under the following circumstances:
1.
The vaccine candidate is currently taking an immunosuppressive
medication, is undergoing radiation
therapy, has had a severe adverse response to a previous vaccine,
has an acute illness, has recently had surgery or is pregnant.
2. The vaccine candidate has evidence of immunity based
on serologic tests (vaccine titer) or documentation
that proves the candidate had the infection (vaccination record or
medical record documenting a physician diagnosed disease.)
3. The vaccine candidate has a complex medical condition. In such
cases, consulting the appropriate military medical specialist is
required.
Individuals with previously documented adverse reaction to a vaccine
component, such as egg, gelatin, preservatives or latex, are
deferred from vaccination. The member will be referred to an
appropriate
medical specialist for evaluation unless health records are
available that document a previous adverse reaction or allergy to
the component. The military allows serologic (titer) tests
to identify preexisting immunity from prior infection or previous
vaccination to eliminate the need for unnecessary immunization.
REF: Army Regulations 40-562. 9 Sept 2006. Vaccine and
Chemoprophylaxis. Chapter 2: Program Elements and Clinical
Considerations. 2-1: Standards, (4) f, pg. 2-3.
