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

Great info and alternative schedule...but getting the doctors to agree with you is another story.

I love this book because it has all the information I was looking for about vaccines. The pros and cons about each vaccines. He does not give his opinion but gives enough information to make your own judgement. It has really helped me decide which vaccines were best for my son.

I am a pediatrician and I am faced with the questions posed by parents 'to vaccinate or not', more frequently than I ever thought I would. Dr Sears' book helps in presenting an alternative schedule of administering vaccines. This increases compliance amongst this set of parents. The very thorough discussion in the book also explodes the myth that 'all vaccines are bad'. The subject has been dealt very well with in the limits of the scientific knowledge that we have to this date.
It is a definite read for everybody who is on the fence about doing vaccines for their child or not, or is looking for an alternative schedule.
Rajeev Agarwal MD

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.

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