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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**

A clause inside the document the customer signs, alongside the anatomical gift refusal. **Carries the weight of the signed instrument.**

**Blood and blood products**

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. **Read at the bedside, by whoever scans the code.**

Also easy to confuse

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Your state

## What your own state requires

A refusal only works if it is on the form your state recognizes. [Check your state](https://wearabledocs.com/states).
