Sears highlights common parental concerns about vaccines. Bob is best known for his bestselling the vaccine book. 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. The hepatitis b vaccine was created for intravenous drug users, sexually promiscuous men and women, and mothers infected with hepatitis b. Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby. Hepatitis a vaccination provides the best form of protection against the virus. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. All four authors live in southern california and they have written over thirty books.
Before a vaccine was available, infection with measles virus was nearly universal during childhood, and more than 90%. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library by sears, robert w. He does present a lot of facts about each shot and the risks vs. Offit, a pediatrician, is the coinventor of the rotateq rotavirus vaccine, chief of the division of infectious diseases at the childrens hospital of philadelphia and author of the new book. Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green.
Dr sears is best known as the author of the vaccine book. Immunology and vaccinepreventable diseases pink book. Sears has covered a very complex topic and has done the ground work for concerned parents and practitioners. The vaccine book quotes showing of 3 most antivaccine books claim that all shots are bad, the diseases arent really anything to fear, and as long as you live.
Relate your first encounter with an antivaccine book with the dtp diphtheria. Bob sears, is not a vaccine researcher, or a scientist. Vaccine maverick dr bob sears accused of negligence. Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. Paul and the team at integrative pediatrics llc have been using the plan outlined below. Sears books are published in numerous countries throughout the world. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. Measles is still a common and often fatal disease in developing countries.
Bob sears, has left a significant impression on many parents. Dr bob sears, known for promoting a nonevidencebased vaccination schedule contrary to the cdc schedule, has been sanctioned by californias medical board. Sears does a thorough job presenting the contents of the various vaccines and the issues involved with clustering shots and using cocktails. Bob sears, the capistrano beach pediatrician who is an outspoken critic of mandatory vaccination laws, faces possible state medical board discipline after he recommended that a 2yearold patie. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies.
Sears often downplays the potential danger of vaccine preventable diseases, or the risk of infection for the unimmunized child. All of our books are available for purchase at the sears parenting library. Sears has been a longtime advocate of attachment parenting and in 2007 published the popular manual, the vaccine book. Technically speaking immunization action coalition. Lambert is a vaccine immunologist at the university of geneva. Combining this vaccine plan with exclusive breastfeeding, eating a diet of real food, getting enough vitamin d, exercising, and avoiding toxins like. 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. I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. With the vaccine book, parents finally have one, fair, impartial, factbased resource they can turn to for answers. Sears, for his part, told me, many bloggers, tweeters and minor reporters have incorrectly characterized my openminded position as antivaccine when, in fact, my book states very clearly that. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations.
The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. He follows these not with factbased discussions, but with subtle and often not so subtle words of reinforcement. Bob sears talks about an alternative vaccine schedule. Dr bob talks about the sears family line of vitamin chews, fish oils, and nutritious snacks for. The popularity of alternative vaccine schedules is largely attributed to dr. Check out a recent issue of vaccine update for healthcare providers. Making the right decision for your child, little, brown and company, 2007, revised 2011. One example is the herd effect of childhood rubella vaccination, which. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. A popular alternative vaccination schedule used is by dr. Most vaccinations come in two doses given six months apart. Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules.
The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Making the right decision for your child, which provides a. Making the right decision for your child, offers parents an alternative to the american academy of pediatrics schedule but he does so with dr. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. Bob sears, author of the vaccine book and the autism book and coauthor of the baby book, at sears family pediatrics in capistrano beach on aug. The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book.
She got the rotavirus liquid, and vaccination that included hepb, dtap. The vaccine book first covers the impact of disease, including chapters on vaccine economics and finance policy, and the potential for widespread vaccination to change the epidemiology of the target disease. Bonnie wesley certified in canine rehabilitation that reflects the individual needs of your canines medical condition. Robert sears, the son of wellknown pediatrician william sears, popularized the idea of alternative vaccine. Studies indicate the vaccine protects for 40 years or more. Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision. Robert sears vaccine book vaccination summary noob. The only way a baby can catch it is through blood or bodyfluid.
Robert sears, the son of wellknown pediatrician william sears who published more than 30 books on parenting. Despite the books fearmongering over vaccine ingredients and antivaccine claims that have been debunked, however, it has now sold more than a quarter million copies, frightening countless. Bill sears, the prolific parent book writer and creator of. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. Technically speaking columns cover practical topics in immunization delivery such as needle length, vaccine administration, cold chain, and immunization schedules. The healthy brings you exclusive interviews with dr. Each chapter is devoted to a diseasevaccine pair and offer a comprehensive discussion of what the disease is, how common or rare it is, how serious or harmless it is, the ingredients of the vaccine, and any possible side effects. Dr sears work should be added to the list of the list of treatments for this page. Ultimately, parents will have to make their own informed decisions as dr. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued. Some are concerned about vaccine safety in general, and some believe that too many vaccines are given when a child is too young. Robert sears presents a clear, concise plan for the treatment of autism. Sears considers this a fairly important vaccine even though the fatalities are low in the us.