Wisconsin
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SCHOOL VACCINE MANDATES AND YOUR OPTIONS
What Exemptions does your state offer?
Medical, Religious, and Philosophical
What is the process to get a religious exemption in your state?
Waivers are available for medical/health, religious, or personal conviction reasons. Children for whom waivers are filed are compliant. However, they may be subject to exclusion from school in the event of an outbreak of diseases against which they are not completely immunized. A history of chickenpox is not a waiver. If a waiver is selected, all vaccines the child has already received should be listed on the Student Immunization Record by the parent or guardian. Although they are compliant with the Wisconsin Student Immunization Law, students with a waiver should not be classified in the Meets Minimum category.
Who can add vaccines to the state's childhood schedule, the department of health or the legislature?
N/A
What health care can minors consent to on their own?
No specific statute regarding either emancipation of a minor, or consent of minor to immunization could be found.