Your child is getting vaccinated next week. Go find out for yourself what that means.
My son attends a Chassidic elementary school, in Israel, called "Talmud Torah" or "Cheidar". Today he brought home a half a piece of paper stating, "the standard vaccines for first and eighth grades will be given next Tuesday, send your child's vaccine record to school". No explanation of what the vaccines are, no explanation of possible side effects. During my tenure as school nurse, I built trust with parents over a long time and in many one on one informative conversations. I encouraged some Haredi (ultra-orthodox) families who were opposed to vaccines to complete at least some of them. This meant increased coverage in large families, causing a positive ripple effect. And during my tenure, there were no outbreaks of contagious disease preventable by vaccines. But trust building and the time it takes is not of interest, evidently, to those running vaccine administration in Israel. I have been replaced by a half a page note, implying that you shou...