Can you refuse newborn vax??

[Shenzhennifer]

Wish I could have had the BCG done on my girl's thigh. I also don't want her to have a scar like that on her upper arm. I guess it will be a permanent souvenir from being born in HK...

 

[southside852]

we refused BCG w/both my boys and will not give them at all since we are American and if we return to the states they will test positive.

 

[ozmerc]

We will probably also skip the BCG because we are in a low risk group (none of my family has had this vax) and it seems to me like a nasty one for a newborn baby to have. But it can always be administered at any time at your docs office if you change your mind later. Actually same goes for Hep B...I didn't have my first Hep B shot until age 21...