Foster Care and Mandatory Vaccinations
A Facebook friend commented that her son and DIL are in the process of becoming foster parents. She notes that the potential foster parents have been told they will be required to have any foster children fully vaccinated. This is consistent with what has been my understanding of the system. It has also been my understanding (which may or may not be correct) that not only are the foster children required to be up to date, but also any other children (including biological children) living in the home. Animals living in the foster home must also be up to date on vaccinations.
In 2015, there was an article in the news from Tacoma, Washington, reporting the story of a foster mother who had welcomed seven children into her home and her life, including an infant who was two weeks old when the story was published. This mother was put in the position of having to agree to fully vaccinate all of the other children and the parents with yearly flu shots, in order to keep the new baby.
The only laws that exist regarding vaccination of children are those for daycare and school attendance. The flu shot is not on the list of required vaccinations for school attendance in the state of Washington.
I haven't thoroughly researched this issue previously. I do know that in the past, during "outbreaks of vaccine-preventable" infections, there have been calls in the media and from some politicians to remove children from their biological parents and place those children in foster care "just long enough to get them vaccinated and then return them to the parents."
This morning, I have spent a little time looking at the requirements for vaccination for foster care. So far, I have looked at the published information for Washington State, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. All three of those documents note that it is "required" for all foster care children to be "up-to-date" with the CDC's recommended schedule. There is nothing stated about other family members being required to be vaccinated.
Each document states that the foster parent is not allowed to give consent for vaccination. The biological parent retains that legal right to say yes or no, with mention of medical and religious exemptions being available for school attendance.
I would really like to know from families who foster, how this process has gone for your families. If you have personal experience with this issue, please share how it has gone for you in the comments.
The friend who told me about her son and DIL becoming foster parents asked if there was anything they could do to minimize the effects of the mandatory vaccines for the child(ren) coming into their care. A few things come to mind. First, if the child is an infant, I would do my best to source donated breast milk from someone who did not take the COVID-19 shots or flu shots. I would also give a few basic supplements, including quality cod liver oil (Carlson’s, Nordic Naturals are a couple of suggestions) and a multi-strain probiotic (Smidge is my preference because it does not contain streptococcus bacteria. This is an infant formulation. This is good for older children.). Magnesium citrate and zinc (available from Kirkman’s in a transdermal cream) are important minerals that help protect against metal toxicity. Homeopathic Thuja is excellent for helping to protect against the negative effects of vaccination.
During the H1N1 fake pandemic, Dr. Russell Blaylock published an article entitled, “What to do if force vaccinated.” He makes additional recommendations that I would definitely agree with, if one finds oneself in this situation.
I hope this information is helpful.
If you have experience with the foster care system and can shed light on the current practices and mandates, please comment below.
Marcella
I have been a foster parent for the last 6.5 years in West Texas. I did have to turn in an affidavit for my biological children. In May 2018, our legislature passed a law that we cannot vaccinate unless we have parental approval. I always order the children’s an affidavit when they arrive. If the parents insist on the vaccines, then I get them….. sometimes I can have a conversation with the parents and they agree not to vaccinate. Some not so much.
Hi Marcella, it's an old friend, K. Toon. I fostered for 12 years. When our daughter, Kayla, came to us at 5 weeks old, born heroin addicted, kidnapped from the hospital by her mom who breast fed her for a couple of days (bless her heart - at least she got the colostrum), but the baby was in withdrawals so had to be taken back to the hospital for a couple of days to ease her through that. Mom skipped out, then ended up in jail. So at five weeks, after family members said no, they called us to take her in. It was only our second placement. The baby was beautiful but sick. She was on milk based formula and in gastric distress (spitting up and loose stools and gas) but in spite of that, she had gained weight nicely so the emergency foster family fed her at least. But they did not even give her a bath and she still had vernix on her hands and wrists and her vulva was sealed shut with dried baby powder! I cried as I bathes her as gently as I could. But she was so smart that she smiled when she first saw me as if to say, "Take me, I'll be happy and good." At only five weeks plus all the trauma! So we put her on different formula and she her gastric symptoms cleared overnight. She seemed to take a turn for the better at around 4-5 months of age which is when their tiny livers clear the misc. drugs. Did you know a heroin addict cannot quit cold turkey while pregnant or the baby may die from the withdrawals? But they do try methadone sometimes and that takes 4-5 months to clear the baby's immature liver. Anyway, Kayla thrived in many ways and was on target developmentally but she had aspirated meconium during her stressed birth and she caught bronchiolitis every month, always about two weeks after her antibiotics wore off from the last infection. So fortunately, the pediatrician never vaccinated her because she was always too sick (yay). Well, dumb me, I was worried that maybe she was HIV positive due to her mom's long time use of needles, and that we needed to know if she was so we could be more proactive when she did get sick. I was thinking of maybe not treating her colds and seeing if she could fight them on her own, but wasn't confident that was the right thing to do unless I knew she was negative. I went to this new doctor and he was supposed to be a very reputable pediatrician in the Monterey Bay area in CA. I asked if he would please test her and he told me, "No, I don't want to stigmatize her." ????? That was my first clue that this guy was nutso, but it gets worse. He then saw that she wasn't vaccinated on her records. He quizzed me about it and I told him she was an high risk infant with continual bouts of bronchiolitis so the previous doctors had delayed vaccination. (wisely and according to manufacturer instructions). He was insistent that I begin her shot series because she was well that day. I told him I really did not want to initiate that without testing her for HIV first to be sure. He threatened me by saying, "She is not your child. She is in foster care." I got the clear message that he would report me if I refused. I was livid but I was totally unprepared for this confrontation and I was intimidated by his threat. Kayla WAS my baby. I WAS her mother at the moment and I'd been caring for her since 5 weeks of age. I knew how fragile she was and how reactive she was to medications. I'd always have to lower the dosages she was given. Just cough medicine would cause her to shake at the usual dosage. I had a terrible feeling about it. I expressed my concerns but was promptly and pompously dismissed by Mr. Know it All. I relented and he gave her the first DPT at six months of age. Thank God it wasn't at six weeks of age!! I told him to please stay near the phone so I could reach him if anything went wrong. I refused to put her to bed even though she fell asleep on the way home. It was about 30 minute drive. I decided to go shopping and just carry her around so I would be right there if she had any reaction. Sure enough, shortly after I got to the store I began to feel her little body literally vibrate in my arms. I looked down and called to her. Her eyes were open but she was not responding at all. Her lips turned blue and her fingertips turned blue and she continued to "vibrate" is the only way I can describe it. Then she began a very strange sort of crying which was not at all normal. I called the doctors office from the store phone (my friend owned the gift shop). He was out to lunch of course. The nurse advised me to take her home, take her temp, give her fever reducer, and do cooling measures. She thought maybe it was a fever spiking. It sure was! Her temp was 104! just one hour after her normal temp at the doctors office! We did what the nurse advised and got her fever down. She was documented as having a severe reaction and they never gave her DTP again. She also had a reaction to the Hep A and B vaxes at age 14 when she was required to get them for middle school. She ran a low grade fever for an entire YEAR and experienced fatigue and joint pain which continued through much of her early adult life. She has two little girls and she has refused to vaccinate both of them AT ALL. They are beautiful and healthy children. But that is how the foster system worked even 35 years ago so this does not surprise me at all. Tragic and so ignorant, or malicious. Public Health is the very opposite of its title. We don't know what damage that first DPT did, but Kayla began having tantrums shortly after that which she did not have previously. We can't measure what happens to the little brains and immature immune systems after these assaults. And for what? Diptheria? (treatable by antibiotic and when was the last case in a six month old in the USA?) Tetanus (can be administered after injury and what are the chances for a six month old to step on a nail?) and Pertussis (we already know it never protected against transmission and actually creates new cases via viral shed). Plus, they put all three in one shot so it took them a long time to isolate the culprit in the majority of adverse reactions. What for? Now with the DtaP I haven't heard the hard data, but via observation it seems much improved with the attenuated version. I hate to hear this about foster children as they have so much going against them to start with, but it's a reality we must address. Sadly, their parents are not usually capable of making sound decisions and when they are, they are heavily influenced by their social workers who are brainwashed for the most part. I would certainly fight for at least a delay in vaccination for black children since they react so much more severely. At least until 36 months. Threaten to sue whoever administers the actual shot if anything bad happens. Maybe that will help with delay? Nurses and doctors are not immune so put the onus on those who actually give the injections as they are liable. Those in the agencies are not threatened in the least as they can always doctor records to cover themselves via "confidentiality". Medical records are not that easily doctored and be sure to get hard copies of records during office visits.