Unlike typical antivaccine books, he offers a middle ground, allowing parents to act on their fears without completely abandoning vaccines. 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. Bob sears and the radical vaccination agenda of popular. Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby. I thought the layout of this book was easy to read. Dr sears does not go into great depth with each vaccine, which makes the book light reading, especially for a book on vaccinations. Bob sears holding one of his titles, the vaccine book, which explores the possible side effects from vaccinations. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. 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.
Oct 26, 2011 the vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Unfortunately, i feel it is unlikely that there will ever be an effective vaccine for the sarscov2 virus for the same reason there is no vaccine to the common cold. Government okays untested vaccine for pregnant women. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. He does present a lot of facts about each shot and the risks vs. It is intended as a sharing of the knowledge and information from the research and experience of dr. Sears, md, faap, is a board certified pediatrician in private practice in dana point, ca. Rather, he presents them in a we just dont know enough manner even when we do, or as matters of fact even when theyre not. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. Robert sears in his capistrano beach, ca office on aug 8, 2014. Bob sears views on vaccines have inspired loyal followers.
In 2007, dr robert sears drafted a schedule to accommodate these parents. We recently changed pediatricians and because of the vaccine book i was able to clearly articulate our vaccination decisions to our new pediatrician. Bob sears, renowned vaccine skeptic, placed on probation. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. Making the right decision for your child through the sears parenting library, and, as of 2012, it had sold more than 180,000 copies, and garnered support from celebrities. Sears had his medical license temporarily revoked a few years ago due to his inaccurate and dangerous views on vaccinations and is in danger of it happening yet a second time. Sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which. He also lays out the issues that, in the media and general public, seem to be surrounding the vaccines. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued. Dtap diptheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis, rotavirus 3 months.
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. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Bob sears, a renowned dana point pediatrician who has been sought out by parents who wish to opt out of the states mandatory vaccine requirements, has been placed on probation for 35 months. Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green. 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. Sears, md, is a father of three, boardcertified in pediatrics, and a coauthor in the sears parenting library. 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. Dr sears is best known as the author of the vaccine book. Some are concerned about vaccine safety in general, and some believe that too many vaccines are given when a child is too young. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a.
Combining this vaccine plan with exclusive breastfeeding, eating a diet of real food, getting enough vitamin d, exercising, and avoiding toxins like. But the vaccine book will provide exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called 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. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies. Medical board puts infamous doc on probation for toddler. Always consult your doctor for your individual needs. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which allows for fewer shots at each visit and sometimes pushes back specific vaccines for months or even years after the official schedules recommendations. Sears explains the risks and prevalence of each disease as well as the risks of each vaccination. The book includes his two alternative vaccine schedules. Bill sears is a wellknown author of parenting books, most notably the baby book, a hugely successful and influential guide. Sears discusses the common fears concerning vaccine dangers, never correcting when these fears are based on myth or misinformation.
We have decided that we want to give our son specific vaccinations and avoid potential risks and side effects. Dr bob talks about the sears family line of vitamin chews, fish oils, and nutritious snacks for. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. Sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. Reading the vaccine book feels more like sitting down with a good dr. Among his many books on pediatrics, sears has written the vaccine book, in which he discusses possible side effects. Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence.
Vaccine maverick dr bob sears accused of negligence. The other is being inoculated with an effective vaccine to generate antibodies to the virus. Paul and the team at integrative pediatrics llc have been using the plan outlined below. Mmr is no longer available as individual vaccines, which makes this schedule difficult to follow precisely. The sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. Dr bobs selective vaccine schedule is for those who. These are the selfexams you should be doing at home right now. Making the right decision for your child by robert w. 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. 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. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. The book tells parents what they desperately want to hear, and that has made it an overnight success. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued annually by the advisory committee on.
This third approach is optimizing your internal resolution response as described in my book. Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision. My baby boy had his first vaccination today axel was so brave. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules. With the vaccine book, parents finally have one, fair, impartial, factbased resource they can turn to for answers. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule american.
If you would like a more indepth analysis, i would recommend aviva jill romms book vaccinations. 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. Bob sears the vaccine book either personally or on their websites. Feb 22, 2019 the sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book.
Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Autism, adhd and child vaccinations dr sears wellness. 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.
I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. Sears does a wonderful job giving the risks and benefits of ea. The information presented in this site gives general advice on parenting and health care. The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book. 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. To address parents concerns about vaccines, dr robert sears, son of noted pediatrician and author dr william sears, wrote the vaccine book. Ultimately, parents will have to make their own informed decisions as dr. Bob, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at georgetown university school of medicine in 1995.