Vaccines · Blood and blood products
Refusing vaccines vs refusing blood on a WearableDocs record
They are answered differently on purpose, and conflating them misstates what carries the weight of the instrument. One is a clause inside the document you sign. The other is a checkbox on the record page.
The difference that matters
Only one of the two is part of the document you signed.
Side by side
What each one is, and when it operates
Vaccines
What it is
A clause inside the document the customer signs, alongside the anatomical gift refusal.
When it operates
Carries the weight of the signed instrument.
Blood and blood products
What it is
A checkbox on the record page, shown near the top of what a responder reads. It is not part of the signed document unless the customer writes it into the document themselves.
When it operates
Read at the bedside, by whoever scans the QR code.
Also easy to confuse
Other comparisons
- Refusal of anatomical gift vs advance directive
- Having one of these does not give you the other.
- Refusing Donation vs. Removing Yourself from the Donor Registry
- Coming off the registry, or taking the mark off a license, removes a yes. It does not record a no.
- Wallet card vs engraved bracelet
- The card needs no engraver, no minimum width and no fiber laser.
Medical refusals
Every refusal you can make
Organ donation, blood, vaccines and the brain apnea test, and how far each one goes. See what you can refuse.