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| Too young? Ceili has been expelled from third grade because her mother won't let her have the Tdap shot. Their doctor said Ceili is simply too young for the booster, per FDA guidelines, though CDC guidelines say children her age are old enough. |
by Josh Gardner for Daily Mail online,
23 November 2014
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· Third grader Ceili McNicholas was kicked out of her Long Island school when her mother refused to give her Tdap booster
· Her mother Jamie said her daughter's doctor informed them that the tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis booster is only for kids over 10
· However, the school district has new regulations that require the booster despite FDA guidelines that say 8 is too young
A showdown over vaccinations has erupted in a Long Island town after the mother of an 8-year-old was told by her doctor that a new school district rule requires children to get a booster shot at too young an age.
Ceili McNicholas was expelled from Long Island's Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School last week after her mother Jamie refused to let her receive the Tdap booster, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
· Her mother Jamie said her daughter's doctor informed them that the tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis booster is only for kids over 10
· However, the school district has new regulations that require the booster despite FDA guidelines that say 8 is too young
A showdown over vaccinations has erupted in a Long Island town after the mother of an 8-year-old was told by her doctor that a new school district rule requires children to get a booster shot at too young an age.
Ceili McNicholas was expelled from Long Island's Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School last week after her mother Jamie refused to let her receive the Tdap booster, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.