Florida Dept. of Health Tracks religious exemption to Vaccination age 4-18 by location (private school, states)
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This map shows the residential location of children age 4-18 who have a registered religious exemption in Florida. The darker the color of the census tract, the higher the percentage of children with religious exemptions in that area, and therefore, the greater the risk of vaccine preventable disease (VPD) outbreaks.
What is the purpose of mapping the prevalence of religious exemptions?
Unvaccinated individuals are at increased risk for VPDs, and outbreaks of VPDs are known to occur where susceptible persons are grouped together. This map shows where susceptible persons are concentrated, and therefore where the risk of VPD outbreaks is increased. This map can be used as a tool to provide awareness to both public health officials and the public to inform prevention activities and decision making.
Are homeschoolers required to submit certification of immunizations or provide proof of exemption?
Yes, homeschoolers and students registered through Florida Virtual School are required to submit a certification of immunization form or provide proof of religious/medical exemption.
There are other exemptions, and there are those who simply refuse vaccinations, especially COVID "vaccines", but the state is specifically tracking religious exemptions.
They must also be tracking the individuals/families of those with religsious exemptions?
Does anyone know if other states do the same tracking? I would have expected this of some blue states instead of DeSantis' FL.
There are other exemptions, and there are those who simply refuse vaccinations, especially COVID "vaccines", but the state is specifically tracking religious exemptions.
They must also be tracking the individuals/families of those with religsious exemptions?
Does anyone know if other states do the same tracking? I would have expected this of some blue states instead of DeSantis' FL.
Well, I can tell you for one Deep Blue California doesn't track Religious or Personal exemptions. Of course, the only reason they don't is because they removed Religious or Personal exemptions back in 2015.
They also don't really have to worry about Medical Exemptions because when the Medical Exemptions went from 0.2% of school kids to 0.5% the State removed all but a very limited set of medical exemptions in 2017. And in that case, you pretty much have to prove you were injured by a previous vaccine or have a terminal condition. If a doctor writes more than 5 exemptions in a year, the State opens up an investigation against them.
I'd be interested to see the history behind the FL tracking.
There are other exemptions, and there are those who simply refuse vaccinations, especially COVID "vaccines", but the state is specifically tracking religious exemptions.
They must also be tracking the individuals/families of those with religsious exemptions?
Does anyone know if other states do the same tracking? I would have expected this of some blue states instead of DeSantis' FL.
We are on there somewhere bc we use an umbrella school instead of homeschooling under the homeschool statute. Because it’s considered a private school under the law, we had to do the exemptions. I can go back still and opt them out of SHOTS (tracking database). So, their dumb comment about how homeschoolers have to get an exemption is stupid bc most do not use the virtual school in the first place, although there are a lot of us with umbrella schools. Homeschooling under the homeschool statute does not require an exemption (just some other stuff I felt was overreach).
And yes I am POed that I had to go on record on behalf of my kids as refusers. Every state has some kind of database I would imagine, whether they publish it in map form, Idk.
Last edited by andrea3821; 09-18-2023 at 12:17 AM..
There are other exemptions, and there are those who simply refuse vaccinations, especially COVID "vaccines", but the state is specifically tracking religious exemptions.
They must also be tracking the individuals/families of those with religsious exemptions?
Does anyone know if other states do the same tracking? I would have expected this of some blue states instead of DeSantis' FL.
are the covid vaccinations mandated?
wait, think I might have misread.... is this about all vaccination, or about covid only?
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