A shot in the dark, a 1985 book that argued that the whooping cough vaccine was dangerous. Feb 22, 2019 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. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and co. The book includes his two alternative vaccine schedules. Among his many books on pediatrics, sears has written the vaccine book, in which he discusses possible side effects. 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 vaccines.
Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence. The vaccine book also sits within a circle of trust created by the sears family business. 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. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40 000 copies. Vaccine maverick dr bob sears accused of negligence. Bob, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at georgetown university school of medicine in 1995. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies. 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 problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule.
Making the right decision for your child, which provides a rationale for parents not to adhere to. Bob sears and the radical vaccination agenda of popular. 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. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules. Feb 23, 2019 at the bottom of the disease list is a link to a page where parents can buy dr. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. Sears schedule and tell her they want to follow his plan. He thoroughly discusses a myriad of topics including the basics on vaccines, information on the diagnosis of autism, and therapies from. Sears explains the risks and prevalence of each disease as well as the risks of each vaccination. Includes suggested schedules for spacing recommended vaccines out and giving fewer vaccines on. This book offers tips for parents who want to vaccinate their child with all government recommended vaccines but prefer to use an alternative schedule for vaccination. Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision.
The shadow network of antivax doctors the atlantic. Robert sears in his capistrano beach, ca office on aug 8, 2014. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way. Many parents, though, are searching for a schedule that allays their safety concerns, says pediatrician robert sears, author of the vaccine book. When the school insists that the child begin following the conditional entry plan, do the first vaccine on the sevenyearold schedule above, which would be tdap.
With the spate of publicity surrounding the possible health risks posed by childhood immunization, parents are no longer simply following doctors orders and. Enroll the child into school around seven years of age with a conditional entry plan from the doctor which outlines a vaccine plan which will begin at some point in the near future. Bob sears views on vaccines have inspired loyal followers. Sears does a thorough job presenting the contents of the various vaccines and the issues involved with clustering shots and using cocktails. 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. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. Making the right decision for your child, by the widelyfollowed robert sears, md, of capistrano beach, calif. Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby. At the bottom of the disease list is a link to a page where parents can buy dr. Sep 11, 2016 some of the biggest news in the medical and vaccine worlds right now is that southern california pediatrician bob sears is at risk of losing his medical license for exempting a toddler from all. Among his many books on pediatrics, sears has written the vaccine book, in.
I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. Robert sears became interested in vaccines as a medical student after reading dpt. Always consult your doctor for your individual needs. The information presented in this site gives general advice on parenting and health care. Sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and inaccurate information but has been. The sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Yet she still sees parents who come in with the dr. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. Oct 26, 2011 the vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics.
Making the right decision for your child by robert sears, m. I thought the layout of this book was easy to read. A parents guide to managing vaccinations family health. Making the right decision for your child they leave baby vulnerable to disease daniel p. Each chapter is devoted to a disease vaccine 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. 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. Making the right decision for your child, which provides a rationale for parents not to adhere to the cdcs recommended immunization schedule. Jul 03, 2015 enroll the child into school around seven years of age with a conditional entry plan from the doctor which outlines a vaccine plan which will begin at some point in the near future. Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine.
The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule american. 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. Medical board puts infamous doc on probation for toddler. Robert sears presents a clear, concise plan for the treatment of autism. California doctor, renowned vaccine skeptic, placed on. Jul 01, 2018 sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and inaccurate information but has been. 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.
Sears has covered a very complex topic and has done the ground work for concerned parents and practitioners. Some of the biggest news in the medical and vaccine worlds right now is that southern california pediatrician bob sears is at risk of losing his medical license for exempting a toddler from all. In 2007, sears published his popular 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. He does present a lot of facts about each shot and the risks vs. 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.
Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green. Bill sears is a wellknown author of parenting books, most notably the baby book, a hugely successful and influential guide. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued annually by the advisory committee on. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which parents can delay. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. Dr bob talks about the sears family line of vitamin chews, fish oils, and nutritious snacks for. He wrote an article about my book in the pediatrics journal, really coming down on my book and unfairly painting it as a very antivaccine book, and painting myself as an antivaccine doctor. With the vaccine book, parents finally have one, fair, impartial, factbased resource they can turn to for answers.
A shot in the dark, a 1985 book that argued that the whooping cough. Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover. Unlike typical antivaccine books, he offers a middle ground, allowing parents to act on their fears without completely abandoning vaccines.
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