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 patie. The acip the cdc committee that makes vaccine policy has officially gone insane, and my faith in their ability to make logical, sciencebased decisions is no more. The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book. Sears goes through the hep b vaccine and the pros and cons related to this vaccination. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. In writing this book, i became very wary of the idea of a middle ground. Sep 01, 2009 the healthy brings you exclusive interviews with dr. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies. Oct 22, 2007 ultimately, parents will have to make their own informed decisions as dr. Making the right decision for your child, little, brown and company, 2007, revised 2011. Bob sears made alternative vaccine schedules popular, and is currently in hot water. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bob s alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which parents can delay, withhold, separate, or space out.
Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. The selective schedule is offered to parents who otherwise would have declined all vaccines. But until the acip starts practicing sciencebased medicine again, i will not follow their policy recommendations. Bob sears, renowned vaccine skeptic, placed on probation. Bob talks about how you can approach an alternative vaccination schedule for your.
Vaccine controversies are as social as they are medical. Sears the author is actually the son of the famous dr. Both the alternative and selective vaccine schedules in dr sears book recommend the first doses of two vaccines one for pneumococcal disease and the other for haemophilus influenzae type b. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bob s alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which parents can delay, withhold, separate, or space out vaccines. These schedules may be either written or ad hoc, and have not been tested for their safety or efficacy.
Sears is the author of the vaccine book, which touts an alternative shot schedule to what. Bob martin believes that information and education are the keys to good health, and takes every opportunity to share his knowledge through consumer lectures, newspapers and radio health talk programs throughout the united states and canada. At the back of the book, sears includes dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule, a formula by which. Sears books are published in numerous countries throughout the world. Oct 26, 2011 the vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. My wife and i are using this info to drive our decisions to how we want our child vaccinated.
Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green. His views have made him one of californias most controversial doctors, loved by some and criticized by others. The vaccine book first covers the impact of disease, including chapters on vaccine economics and finance. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued annually by the advisory committee on. 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 problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. Jul 29, 20 the searses are the parents of eight children. Sep 30, 2014 on finding middle ground in a highly politicized issue.
Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. What i saw when i was doing research is that in pursuit of a. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library sears, robert w. Robert sears vaccine book has made him a celebrity to fearful parents and an irritant to infectiousdisease experts. Controversial book on vaccines and alternative vaccine schedules. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e. Bob sears equips you with all the information you need to understand childhood vaccination and make an educated decision.
Dr sears is best known as the author of the vaccine book. The healthy brings you exclusive interviews with dr. Sears presents an even more problematic case, particularly because of the influence of his vaccine schedule and his family. 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. Bob sears once wrote a nonevidencebased book about vaccines, urging parents to adopt dr. While bob was the mouthpiece for their antivax crusade, the other sears docs clearly ascribe to the same antivax views as all sears family library books revised since bob s vaccine book came out in 2007 now refer to and recommend doing vaccines per bob s vaccine book. On finding middle ground in a highly politicized issue. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Bob sears talks about an alternative vaccine schedule. Robert and james sears are both boardcertified pediatricians at the sears family pediatric practice in san clemente, california. Bob sears, a renowned dana point pediatrician who has been. 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. In 2007, dr robert sears drafted a schedule to accommodate these parents.
The balanced information presented pros, cons and plainlanguage facts and commentary about vaccines for children. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library. 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. The antivaccine movement is a different beast in 2017 because of the rapidity with which these false stories get propagated with the power of the. Proponents of such schedules aim to reduce the risk of adverse effects they believe to be caused by vaccine components, such as. Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby. Bill sears is a wellknown author of parenting books, most notably the baby book, a hugely successful and influential guide. Sep 09, 2016 neurotribes examines the history and myths of the autism spectrum steve silberman talks about how nazi extermination plans and a discredited scientific paper about childhood vaccines. Bob sears has made a name for himself and gathered together a collection of fans and clients by advocating against vaccines while advocating for them. Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting.
And it does so in a timely manner, so infants arent left unprotected against anything that might pose a risk. Bob sears, renowned vaccine skeptic, placed on probation for. Bob sears could lose license for excusing toddler from. Ultimately, parents will have to make their own informed decisions as dr. Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine preventable diseases. Bob sears faces disciplinary action for excusing toddler from immunizations. 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.
Some are concerned about vaccine safety in general, and some believe that too many vaccines are given when a child is too young. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. I still love the rest of the cdc they do great work. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way. The information presented in this site gives general advice on parenting and health care. The vaccine guide covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficulttoobtain facts about vaccine reactions.
The idea of injecting our infants with anything is terrifying to all parents. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. Complete listing of all community links for pharmacy bu. Always consult your doctor for your individual needs. Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine. Bob sears views on vaccines have inspired loyal followers. 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. In the absence of consensus between concerned parents and public health officials over vaccine safety, partial vaccinations for children may be a middle ground, says pediatrician robert sears. An alternative vaccination schedule is a vaccination schedule differing from the schedule endorsed by the advisory committee on immunization practices acip. 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 medscape. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. All four authors live in southern california and they have written over thirty books.
Lambert is a vaccine immunologist at the university of geneva. Bob sears caters to parents who delay or refuse vaccines for their children. The final products of the vaccine book are the two schedules dr. Vaccines are beneficial in ridding our population of both serious and nonserious diseases. The vaccine book first covers the impact of disease, including chapters on vaccine economics and finance policy, and the potential for widespread vaccination to change the epidemiology of the target disease. But the vaccine book will provide exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze. I think this is a very irresponsible approach to the vaccine issue.
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. Neurotribes examines the history and myths of the autism spectrum steve silberman talks about how nazi extermination plans and a. 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 the acip the cdc committee that makes vaccine policy has officially gone insane, and my faith in their ability to make logical, sciencebased decisions is no more. Mar 23, 2015 in the absence of consensus between concerned parents and public health officials over vaccine safety, partial vaccinations for children may be a middle ground, says pediatrician robert sears. Dr bob talks about the sears family line of vitamin chews, fish oils, and nutritious snacks for. One example is the herd effect of childhood rubella vaccination, which postpones infection in nonimmunized women into their childbearing. Washington reuters when the letters and emails started to pour in, dr.
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