Ohio Boy Given H1N1 Vaccine Against Mom's Wishes
A furious Ohio mother says her 7-year-old son, who has had problems with medications, was vaccinated for swine flu at school against her wishes.
Kim Lutheran works as a nurse and says her son, Matthew, has had bad reactions to medicine. So, she says she signed for "no consent" on a
vaccination form and then circled her intentions with a black marker to make things clear to the boy's public school in the Toledo suburb of
Oregon.
Lutheran says she learned Matthew still received a shot on Monday. She says the local health department must be held accountable.
Lutheran told the Toledo Blade that her son was sent back to his classroom after handing in his no consent form, only to sent back to the nurse's
office a short time later where he was given the H1N1 Vaccine.
"He got sent back again by himself into strange room with these strange people," she told the newspaper. "Supposedly three people looked at this
piece of paper before he went to the R.N. who gave him the immunization. ... He's 7. He didn't know."
Unbelievable!
I suppose this is a wake up call to parents... Apparently, one cannot assume that providing signed non-consent forms will ensure that one's
wishes are followed with regards to vaccinations.
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[edit on 30-10-2009 by LadySkadi]
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