Ultimately, parents will have to make their own informed decisions as dr. The vaccine book provides exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze. Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision. Sears does a thorough job presenting the contents of the various vaccines and the issues involved with clustering shots and using cocktails.
Robert sears became interested in vaccines as a medical student after reading dpt. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library 9780316180528 by sears md, robert w. Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule american. Making the right decision for your child, robert sears, md, writes that the schedules he put together follow proper dosing intervals and age ranges that each vaccine is. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Making the right decision for your child they leave baby vulnerable to disease daniel p. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. The sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. Sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and. Sears includes a completely nonjudgemental chapter on parents who delay or decline vaccinations along with 2 alternate vaccine schedules.
This is the edited transcript of an interview conducted on jan. Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence. Making the right decision for your child, by the widelyfollowed robert sears, md, of capistrano beach, calif. None has been as influential as that published by dr robert sears, the vaccine. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which.
Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. Controversial book on vaccines and alternative vaccine schedules. Sears, md, is a pediatrician in orange county, ca, and author of the vaccine book. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules. Making the right decision for your child, which seeks to address the biggest concerns of parents who are looking for a middle ground between the official cdc vaccine schedule and not getting any vaccines at all. Third, realize that the list of vaccines required for school is actually shorter than the number of vaccines on the cdc schedule. He thoroughly discusses a myriad of topics including the basics on vaccines, information on the diagnosis of autism, and therapies from. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a. The toddlers mother told sears that following the childs 2month vaccines, j. A shot in the dark, a 1985 book that argued that the whooping cough vaccine was dangerous.
Sears recommends patients get immunized but delay some vaccines. Sears, md, a practicing pediatrician, is the author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book and the portable pediatrician. Family medicine office in capistrano beach, ca on october 30, 20. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. I think this is a very irresponsible approach to the vaccine issue. The cdc groups six vaccines all together at 2 months, 4 months and 6 months, and they recommend that pediatricians give all. The balanced information presented pros, cons and plainlanguage facts and commentary about vaccines for children. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. Bob, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at georgetown university school of medicine in 1995. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. Making the right decision for your child this article describes some of the concerns with his schedule and assertions about vaccines. The most useful part of this book, and the reason it is a must have for every parent, regardless of your beliefs in vaccinations, is that dr.
Bob sears views on vaccines have inspired loyal followers. In 2007, dr robert sears drafted a schedule to accommodate these parents. Making the right decision for your child by robert w. Sears, md, is a father of three, boardcertified in pediatrics, and a coauthor in the sears parenting library. In this authoritative, factbased guide to childhood vaccinations, dr. Certain diseases are more or less serious or common depending on a childs age. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover.
Making the right decision for your child, revised and updated edition 9780316180528 by robert w. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library paperback october 26, 2011. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies. The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr.
The routine childhood vaccines are designed to prevent, or decrease the risk of many diseases. Sears, md, talks about vaccines and his new book, the vaccine book, including the risks of additives and other considerations parents should carefully weigh before making this. To address parents concerns about vaccines, dr robert sears, son of noted pediatrician and author dr william sears, wrote the vaccine book. My wife and i are using this info to drive our decisions to how we want our child vaccinated. But the vaccine book will provide exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze. Robert sears is a california pediatrician and son of famed pediatrician dr. Bob sears provides an indepth look at each diseasevaccine pair and covers everything you need to know. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which parents can delay, withhold, separate, or space out.
Sears 2007, paperback, revised at the best online prices at ebay. Bob wrote both the autism book and the vaccine book, the latter of which has sold over 200,000 copies and is now frequently cited by members of the antivaccination movement. Making the right decision for your child, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. Robert sears presents a clear, concise plan for the treatment of autism. The vaccine book the vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Bill sears is a wellknown author of parenting books, most notably the baby book, a hugely successful and influential guide. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. Sears has covered a very complex topic and has done the ground work for concerned parents and practitioners. Vaccines are beneficial in ridding our population of both serious and nonserious diseases. Understanding these illnesses is an important step in making an educated decision regarding.
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