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. But the vaccine book will provide exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze. Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. The information presented in this site gives general advice on parenting and health care.
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. In 2007, dr robert sears drafted a schedule to accommodate these parents. 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. 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. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine. Sears had his medical license temporarily revoked a few years ago due to his inaccurate and dangerous views on vaccinations and is. Making the right decision for your child by robert w. Paul wrote a bestselling book coauthored with jennifer margulis, phd the vaccinefriendly plan.
Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued. Bob sears holding one of his titles, the vaccine book, which explores the possible side effects from vaccinations. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green. 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. Pauls safe and effective approach to immunity and health from pregnancy through your childs teen years, published in 2016 by ballantine books. Dr sears is best known as the author of the vaccine book. Robert sears lies to parents about measles and vaccines. Dr bob talks about the sears family line of vitamin chews, fish oils, and nutritious snacks for. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies.
Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby. Dr bob sears, known for promoting a nonevidencebased vaccination schedule contrary to the cdc schedule, has been sanctioned by californias medical board. Sears, son of the wellknown william and martha sears who authored several parenting books, wrote his own book about vaccines, which contains misleading and. Always consult your doctor for your individual needs. Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. 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 parents can delay, withhold, separate, or space out. Robert sears, the son of wellknown pediatrician william sears who published more than 30 books on parenting. Bob sears, critic of vaccine laws, again accused of. And his alternate vaccine schedule is problematic for one very obvious reason. Sears, md, is a father of three, boardcertified in pediatrics, and a coauthor in the sears parenting library. Bob sears the vaccine book either personally or on their websites.
Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision. William sears, is at risk of losing his medical license. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. Vaccine maverick dr bob sears accused of negligence. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies.
Bob, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at georgetown university school of medicine in 1995. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. 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, 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. Robert bob sears, a california pediatrician and author of a controversial book on vaccines critiqued here, pdf, or here by the fine folks at science. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. The other is being inoculated with an effective vaccine to generate antibodies to the virus. Some are concerned about vaccine safety in general, and some believe that too many vaccines are given when a child is too young. The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. Sears book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. Bob sears caters to parents who delay or refuse vaccines for their children.
It is intended as a sharing of the knowledge and information from the research and experience of dr. Sears plants a fear of an immunization, and gives an alternate that isnt even available to most patients. Robert sears, a leading vaccination skeptic and son of attachmentparenting advocate dr. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way.
This third approach is optimizing your internal resolution response as described in my book. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. We have decided that we want to give our son specific vaccinations and avoid potential risks and side effects. 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. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a. His views have made him one of californias most controversial doctors, loved by some and criticized by others.
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