My own older kids always got the mandatory ones for school but I opt out of the optional ones, they can get those later if they choose. Also don't do flu, or previous H1N1 or chicken pox (they had already once naturally) I think about the cumulative affect of all the ingredients that are in vaccines over time. I believe the meningitis vaccine is now mandatory which I think is good as that illness scares me the most. Will wait till summer to get that shot though when immune system strongest to deal with it. My 16 yr got muscle twitching in her arm for over half a year from the tetnus one.