Immunization gives you the power to protect your baby from 14 serious childhood diseases by age 2. Spock generation, already embraced by hundreds of thousands of american parents, has now been revised, expanded, and brought thoroughly uptodate with the latest information on everything from diapering to day care, from midwifery to hospital birthing rooms, from postpartum nutrition to infant development. Dr bob talks about the sears family line of vitamin chews, fish oils, and nutritious snacks for. Unlike typical antivaccine books, he offers a middle ground, allowing parents to act on their fears without completely abandoning vaccines. Sears provides detailed information on each vaccine, including the disease it prevents, vaccine ingredients, possible side effects of the vaccines. A prominent antivaxxer physician could lose his medical license after recommending a 2yearold patient skip immunizations. Vaccine hesitancy and alternative vaccine schedules kristen a. Dr bobs selective vaccine schedule is for those who. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules.
California puts pediatrician bob sears on probation. Flipping through this baby book, you can learn what vaccines babies need, when theyre needed, and why its so important to follow cdcs recommended immunization schedule. Bob sears, renowned vaccine skeptic, placed on probation. The information presented in this site gives general advice on parenting and health care. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which allows for fewer shots at each visit and sometimes pushes back. Immunization records for parentscomplete childrens health. Dr bob sears orange county register via getty images sears was accused of writing a 2014 letter exempting a 2yearold boy from immunizations without. Sears, md, a practicing pediatrician, is the author of the vaccine. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination.
I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. Nov 27, 2012 then feast at amazing food stations for dinner and enjoy more fun and games in our immunity education casino as you test your luck against blackjack dealers melissa and dr. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. Sep 11, 2016 ten days later, sears wrote a letter excusing j. Sears s alternative schedule has been criticized by the aap.
Bob enjoy hors doeuvres and cocktails as you tour this estate pictured here, mingle with us, and make new friends. You dont need to be an antivaxxer to be made nervous by the thought of a needle going into your childs body and dispensing an immunization. And it does so in a timely manner, so infants arent left unprotected against anything that might pose a risk. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule american. Combining this vaccine plan with exclusive breastfeeding, eating a diet of real food, getting enough vitamin d, exercising, and avoiding toxins like. Tenpenny is an osteopathic medical doctor, board certified in three medical specialties. Bob sears could lose license for excusing toddler from. Bob sears of gross negligence for improperly excusing a 2yearold child from immunizations in 2014. Bob sears pediatrician and author of the vaccine book. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a.
There exist several varying opinions on immunizations and vaccinations. Pauls safe and effective approach to immunity and health from pregnancy through your childs teen years, published in 2016 by ballantine books. Thomas has posted both the aap immunization schedule and has his book the vaccinefriendly plan schedule available. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover. Sep 09, 2016 a prominent antivaxxer physician could lose his medical license after recommending a 2yearold patient skip immunizations. Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green. Dr sears is best known as the author of the vaccine book.
Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision. The book includes his two alternative vaccine schedules. Vaccine hesitancy and alternative vaccine schedules. The alternative schedule i outline in the vaccine book is designed to provide infants with only the vaccines that protect against diseases that pose a legitimate threat to them. Widely regarded as the most knowledgeable and outspoken physician on the adverse impact that vaccines can have on health, dr.
Sears advice further redounds to the impression that there is something dangerous about immunizations, which is simply incorrect. Robert sears is one of the leading voices in the antivaccination world, a hero to parents suspicious of childhood immunizations that public health officials say are crucial to preventing. Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence. Ultimately, parents will have to make their own informed decisions as dr. Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. Sears does a thorough job presenting the contents of the various vaccines and the issues involved with clustering shots and using cocktails. Bob and play a few hands of poker to win some delicious prizes to take home. Feemster, md mph mshp assistant professor of pediatrics, division of infectious diseases research director, vaccine education center the hildrens hospital of philadelphia. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way. Sears addresses questions about vaccines, the overall number, the combinations of vaccines given in a single dose. Bob sears and the radical vaccination agenda of popular. 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. Bob sears, a nationally critic of mandatory vaccination laws and a capistrano beach pediatrician, faces disciplinary actions from the state medical board for recommending a.
Pauls take on the controversy of childhood immunizations and the best way to approach getting those vaccines to help ensure your child stays healthy. Bob sears, an orange county pediatrician and nationally known critic of vaccination laws, faces the loss of his medical license after the state medical board accused him of improperly excusing. Bob sears made alternative vaccine schedules popular, and is currently in hot water. Bob sears, a nationally critic of mandatory vaccination laws and a capistrano beach pediatrician, faces disciplinary actions from the state medical board for recommending a 2yearold patient. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. 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.
This book often helps parents understand the vaccines a little bit better. 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. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. The aap schedule is the official recommended schedule, however dr. 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. Paul and the team at integrative pediatrics llc have been using the plan outlined below. Robert sears wrote a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. Sears schedule and tell her they want to follow his plan. It examines what influences vaccine science, and explains why the vaccine philosophy is pervasive in our society.
In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. Feb 22, 2019 the sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. Vaccines protect babies immature immune system, says margaret fisher. The sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued annually by the advisory committee on. Making the right decision for your child, recommends that kids get all the shots and start at 2 months. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies. Thomas feels that this official schedule can be modified safely for your childs circumstance and will take into consideration your preferences. Aluminum and thimerosal aluminum is the third most abundant element. Sears recommends patients get immunized but delay some vaccines. Whether i agree or disagree with his opinions, i was infuriated by the way he presented them. Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby.
Vaccinations naturopathic pediatric care by dr kiera smialek. Paul wrote a bestselling book coauthored with jennifer margulis, phd the vaccinefriendly plan. 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.
Jan 19, 1993 the first half of the book was mostly dr. Bob sears, critic of vaccine laws, could lose license. The idea of injecting our infants with anything is terrifying to all parents. To address parents concerns about vaccines, dr robert sears, son of noted pediatrician and author dr william sears, wrote the vaccine book. Searss alternative schedule has been criticized by the aap. Pauls safe and effective approach to immunity and health from pregnancy through your childs teen years gives dr. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. We understand that parents have several questions and concerns regarding their childs immunization schedule or vaccination records. Tenpenny has been a guest on hundreds of radio and national television programs including the dr. The state medical board is accusing prominent orange county pediatrician dr. 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. One recommendation for reading is the vaccine book by robert sears, m. Apr 21, 2016 vaccine hesitancy and alternative vaccine schedules kristen a.