The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library)

The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) | Robert Sears | Excellent book

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	The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library) Robert Sears Little, Brown and Company, 2007 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 183 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Read this book!! Well-balanced with facts to make an educated decision about vaccinations

I encourage every parent to read this book despite your stance on immunizations. Dr. Sears gives so much information about each vaccine and its components. He also gives facts about studies that have been conducted and talks about the lack of studies specifically about aluminum amounts in the immunizations. My daughter is 3 months old. I have decided to follow his Alternative Vaccination Schedule. After reading this book and other articles online, and talking with friends whose children had reactions to vaccinations, I feel that I should give my daughter vaccinations to protect her against diseases but that the combination shots are unnecessary and carry a higher risk of side-effects. I also believe that the standard Vaccination Schedule is too aggressive for such small little babies. I have Kaiser Permanente and most of the Pediatricians feel I should stick to the standard schedule, but it is my decision as a parent and I feel comfortable with my decision. Our doctors have always respected my wishes.

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Excellent book

This was a great book. I started the research on vaccines late, my daughter have gotten 2 full rounds of shots already. As a new parent I had some concerns on this topic and although I did some research online, I was overwhelmed by the amount of information on pros and cons available online. I needed something that summarized everything, the pros and cons and let me make the decision. I thought that this is what this book did. It gave me enough info about each vaccine, what it was for, about the decease itself, how the vaccine is made, the pros and the cons, what is controversial about it etc. I feel that I have learned enough about it to make an informed decision. I think that all parents that have concerns about shots should read this book. It really has a lot of good information and it is not biased for or against vaccines.

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search for truth

Just what I was looking for! It is easy to find vast amounts of anti-vaccine material, but there is very little from the pro-vaccine side besides "don't worry; vaccines are safe". This book nicely fills the gap. Dr. Sears discusses vaccine ingredients, how common and how serious each disease is, and compares the risk of a serious case of each disease with the risk of a serious reaction to the vaccine. He documents which potential side effects are proven and which are theoretical. He offers a Selective Vaccination Schedule and an Alternative Vaccination Schedule for parents who want to protect their children from certain diseases, but wish to minimize the risks and side effects. He does not tell you what to do, but presents the information (along with documentation and references) and then allows the parent to make an informed decision. My pediatrician was very open and agreeable to the schedules and was glad to have a resource for his patients who are concerned about possible risks associated with vaccines.

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Pediatrician recommends this book for all his patients

I'm a board certified Pediatrician with a large private practice: Integrative Pediatrics LLC in Portland Oregon. I have all my patients buy this book. There is no better resource anywhere that addresses the issue of vaccines; what's in them, and the diseases that are covered by the vaccines. This book really does the job of bringing to our attention the issue of aluminium in vaccines. The establishment is not responding to this concern, so as parents we must educate ourselves. Dr Sears also offers some different schedules for vaccinating. I like the schedule on Pg. 223, although the rotavirus vaccine at this point needs further discussion and special consideration. THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR EVERY PARENT THINKING ABOUT VACCINATING THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN. Paul Thomas MD FAAP

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excellent, well-balanced resource

In my quest to answer parents' concerns and my own questions about immunizations, I have read numerous books and articles on the subject, both for and against. Dr. Sears' The Vaccine Book is a well-referenced and easily understood evaluation of the risks and benefits of the numerous vaccinations available.

As a pediatrician who believes parents should be able to make the ultimate decision regarding what is right for their individual child without unremitting pressure or disdain, I appreciated Dr. Sears' research and his well-balanced view. I highly recommend this book to any parent looking for guidance on their child's immunizations.

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