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This is the fourth and last email in a series answering questions A Voice
for Choice Advocacy has gotten about SB276/SB714. This email addresses "If
my child has an titers for a disease or has had the disease and so has
natural immunity, can they go to school in CA without further vaccination
for that disease?"
A titer test is a laboratory blood test that checks for the presence of
certain antibodies in the blood stream. It is often used to see if someone
is immune to a certain virus, either from a previous vaccination or disease.
If you get a titer test be sure to get a qualitative (not qualitative test)
so you can see numerically what the antibody levels are. There are various
services online that offer these tests, but be sure to check if they will
run the tests on children because many do not.

SB277 and SB276/SB714 do not state anything about titers or if the child has
had the disease. If a child presents with blood work showing positive
titers or has had the disease to a condition that is required to be
vaccinated against by the CA school vaccine laws , it is up to the
discretion of the MD/DO whether they feel this qualifies for a "medical
exemption." A daycare/preschool/school will not (at this time) allow
laboratory test results to be brought into the school in lieu of a required
vaccination. This is something A Voice for Choice Advocacy is working with
the legislature and CDPH on changing, so that titers or having had the
disease will not require a Medical Exemption in the future, and can just be
presented to the school. (Note: California Universities do allow only the
titers lab report, without a doctor's note).

Until we have been successful making that change, if your child has titers
or has had the disease and you are trying to get a medical exemption in 2020
or beyond, please get in touch with us as we would like to follow these
cases through the new system and even "test" the system to see if CDPH will
accept them without question.

Recommendation: If you think your child is immune to a disease because of
previous vaccination or having had the disease, have them titer tested. If
they show high antibody levels then ask your doctor if they will write a
medical exemption for your child for those disease. Assuming CDPH has not
published any further details on this and AVFCA has not yet been successful
in getting titers not requiring a Medical Exemption, and they will not give
a Medical Exemption then email us with those details. We will help you
advocate for your titers being accepted.

Disclaimer: These are A Voice for Choice Advocacy's interpretations based
on the SB276/714 wording (which is very circuitous) and current xxxxxxrmation
on Shots for Schools (the CDPH website regarding CA vaccination
requirements) with regard to how SB277 has been implemented. There are some
grey areas which are subject to interpretation and may change based on how
CDPH implements it. There is no regulatory process for this law so we are
subject to CDPH's whims. They just released this question and answer
document, which is very broad and does not give all the details:
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vaccinations-and-medical-exemptions-questions-and-answers/

If you found this xxxxxxrmation helpful and appreciate the work A Voice for
Choice Advocacy is doing, please support us by making a donation today.
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C

Christina Hildebrand
President/Founder
A Voice for Choice Advocacy, Inc.
www.avoiceforchoiceadvocacy.org <[link removed]>
408 835 9353
Giving issues a voice, A Voice for Choice Advocacy advocates for people's
rights to be fully xxxxxxrmed about the composition, quality, and short- and
long-term health effects of all products that go into people's bodies, such
as food, water, air, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

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