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"This has been a complete nightmare," Ms. Wagner said. "Obviously, if there are some doctors that don't believe in giving it with a newborn sibling in the home, or any newborn in the house, or a pregnant woman, obviously there's a reason for that."
Complicating the matter even further, Elizabeth Wagner has an immunodeficiency disease called hypogammaglobulinemia, and it's hereditary. Her infant daughter could also have the disease -- which would make exposure to the varicella virus even more dangerous -- but doctors can't test her until she's a year old.
The Annadale mother said her daughter's pediatrician sent a letter and spoke with the Department of Education seeking a medical exemption from the vaccine requirement, explaining he doesn't inoculate children with newborn siblings, and also citing the possibility that the infant has a compromised immune system.
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