A Neighborhood Healthcare provider will take a complete health history, and follow national health guidelines to make the best decision.

Neighborhood Healthcare is only allowed to give exemptions for medical reasons. We are not able to write exemptions based on personal or religious beliefs.

We are able to write a vaccine exemption for a specific vaccine if one of the serious vaccine reactions listed by the CDC’s ACIP committee occurred due to a vaccine given at Neighborhood Healthcare. If a vaccine reaction occurred at another clinic, the exemption should be sought from that clinic. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-best-practices/contraindications-precautions.html

Yes, but only if you or your child already had chickenpox, and a blood test also shows immunity to chickenpox. An exemption to further “VZV” vaccination can be given, but all other vaccines remain important to administer.

There are only three medical reasons to refrain from vaccination, and thus only three circumstances in which providers at Neighborhood are able issue an exemption.

1. The first reason we may write an exemption from vaccination is if a patient is diagnosed with a medical condition, or is taking a medicine, that would prevent the vaccine from being effective. Examples would include a patient currently on chemotherapy for cancer, or a patient who has a documented immune deficiency disorder. A subspecialist, such as an oncologist or an immunologist, can help us make the best decision for when patients in these circumstances may be vaccinated.
2. The second reason to offer a vaccine exemption is if a patient experiences a serious vaccine reaction to a vaccine given by Neighborhood Healthcare, from among those listed on the CDC’s Advisory for Immunization Practices (ACIP), below. The exemption would be only for that specific vaccine. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-best-practices/contraindications-precautions.html
3. The third reason for a vaccine exemption is for those who have had chickenpox – if a patient has had chickenpox and is already immune to it, as demonstrated by bloodwork, there is no reason to vaccinate for this disease. An exemption to further “VZV” vaccination will be given in this circumstance, but all other vaccines remain important to administer.