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JimAmy · User Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

Any homeschoolers from IL familiar with the HPV vaccination legislation? and ramifications for refusing the vaccination? Thanks

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Theodore · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:

Looking at info online (as of early 2008), it appears that Illinois does not force you to take the HPV vaccine, though it does require that insurance providers cover the vaccine, and I imagine the schools are strongly pushing its use. As a homeschooler, there shouldn't be any ramifications to not taking it.

Texas, of all states, was the only place I know of to make the vaccine mandatory in the schools, and I doubt even there they went to the extent of forcing homeschooolers to take it.
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elliemaejune · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject:

Theodore · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

Yes, hence the past tense Smile

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twinmom2 · User Joined: 05 Jan 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Texas

Texas did try and make it mandatory, I don't know if that extended to homeschoolers or not, BUT in Texas, and in many states, you can be exempt for religious or moral reasons to the required vaccines.
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ncmom · User Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 324 Location: Eastern NC

I am originally from IL and the way I always understood the laws you only had to get the vaccines to attend public schools, daycare, or private schools. I am very picky about what vaccines I get my kids. I am choosing not to get the HPV vaccine for my daughter. I also chose not to get the chicken pox vaccine.