The schedule was published along with other information about vaccines in his book the vaccine book. Bob sears the vaccine book either personally or on their websites. Bock, md, author of healing the new childhood epidemics. The vaccine book quotes showing of 3 most anti vaccine books claim that all shots are bad, the diseases arent really anything to fear, and as long as you live.
Dr sears is best known as the author of the vaccine book. The healthy brings you exclusive interviews with dr. Bob sears examines 2monthold twins andrew and william sandoval in his office in 2014 as their mother, karissa sandoval, looks on. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library 2nd revised, updated ed. Making the right decision for your child 2007, proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. I still love the rest of the cdc they do great work. He has been a guest on various television talkshows, where he goes by the name dr.
Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a nicely organized and apparently researched way. Dr bob sears, known for promoting a nonevidencebased vaccination schedule contrary to the cdc schedule, has been sanctioned by californias medical board. Understanding these illnesses is an important step in making an educated decision regarding. Bob sears caters to parents who delay or refuse vaccines for their children.
Bob, author of the vaccine book and the autism book, and coauthor of the baby book in the sears parenting. William penton sears born december 9, 1939 is an american pediatrician and the author or coauthor of parenting books. Bob, is an american pediatrician from capistrano beach, california, noted for his unorthodox and dangerous views on childhood vaccination. Sears has made another valuable addition to the sears parenting library.
Paul wrote a bestselling book coauthored with jennifer margulis, phd the vaccine friendly plan. Sears has built his reputation on his book the vaccine book, part of the sears library by the famous physician family, which provides an alternative vaccination schedule lacking any scientific. Sears book is enormously popular, having sold 40000 copies. 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. The problem with dr bobs alternative vaccine schedule. Controversial book on vaccines and alternative vaccine schedules. Sears recommends patients get immunized but delay some vaccines. 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. Certain diseases are more or less serious or common depending on a childs age. This web section offers visitors an opportunity to read articles about the diseases that are prevented by vaccines. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library sears, robert w.
California antivaccine doctor makes light of coronavirus. Sears, md, is a father of three, boardcertified in pediatrics, and a coauthor in the sears parenting library. Bob sears about his book the vaccine book and his upcoming book happy baby. It lays out alternatives to the vaccination schedule issued. The autism book is an easytoread, comprehensive, informationfilled resource for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.
Family medicine office in capistrano beach, ca on october 30, 20. Sears does a thorough job presenting the contents of the various vaccines and the issues involved with clustering shots and using cocktails. Immunity to whooping cough wears off over time, so the disease can be very common in teens and adults, says robert w. The routine childhood vaccines are designed to prevent, or decrease the risk of many diseases. Doctors and nurses around the country are struggling to handle a surge of covid19 patients, but dr. Pediatrician bob sears punished for questionable vaccine. Bob sears of orange county has extra time on his hands. Are there alternative vaccine schedules for babies.
Sears is a practicing pediatrician and the coauthor of several parenting books, including the vaccine book. Sears had his medical license temporarily revoked a few years ago due to his inaccurate and dangerous views on vaccinations and is. The book offers an alternative schedule to vaccination, which, sears argues, could decrease the likelihood that a babys immune system is. Sears is a proponent of the attachment parenting philosophy. Pauls safe and effective approach to immunity and health from pregnancy through your childs teen years, published in 2016 by ballantine books. Bob, as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at georgetown university school of medicine in 1995. 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 book includes what he calls an alternative vaccine schedule, which. A meme likening the purpose of coronavirus masks to protecting from a random wild urinaters accurately describes the purpose of coronavirus mask recommendations. Bob sears accused of issuing invalid vaccine medical. All four authors live in southern california and they have written over thirty books.
In 2007, dr robert sears drafted a schedule to accommodate these parents. The vaccine book offers parents a fair, impartial, factbased resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. To address parents concerns about vaccines, dr robert sears, son of noted pediatrician and author dr william sears, wrote the vaccine book. Robert sears the vaccine book is slim, hugely popular with parents and the bane of pediatricians existence. Alternate vaccine doctor robert sears accused of gross.
Robert sears wrote a book in 2007 called the vaccine book. Robert and james sears are both boardcertified pediatricians at the sears family pediatric practice in san clemente, california. Some are concerned about vaccine safety in general, and some believe that too many vaccines are given when a child is too young. Sears schedule and tell her they want to follow his plan.
We initially worried that by interfering with the natural course of chickenpox in the general population and immunizing only some children would create a situation decades later in which more than two. Unprotected people stories about vaccinepreventable. Without the chickenpox vaccine, around 2 percent of adults older than thirty years of age in the united states are susceptible to chickenpox. 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 vaccines for the rest of his childhood without adequately documented medical reasons. I read this book to prepare myself for the onslaught of questions about vaccines from families in my practice. Bob talks about how you can approach an alternative vaccination. Sears, md, faap, is a board certified pediatrician in private practice in dana point, ca. In october 2007, dr robert sears, in response to growing parental concerns about the safety of vaccines, published the vaccine book. 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.
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. Making the right decision for your child and introducing what he. Unprotected people stories are an online collection of more than 100 personal accounts and case reports about vaccine preventable diseases. Sears alternative and cdcs childhood vaccine schedules. Dr sears talks about the vaccine book and going green. The sears siblings and their mother also authored the healthiest kid in the neighborhood and the allergy book. Making the right decision for your child, little, brown and company, 2007, revised 2011. His views have made him one of californias most controversial doctors, loved by some and criticized by others. Yet she still sees parents who come in with the dr. Bob sears views on vaccines have inspired loyal followers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Robert sears of orange county, california, first drew attention after publishing a book in 2007 called the vaccine book.
Bob sears, md, the southern california pediatrician under investigation for alleged medical negligence and inappropriately writing medical exemptions for vaccines, has been placed on probation by the medical board of california until he fulfills the boards requirements to. Sears, this might fool some people does present each vaccine and the disease it prevents in a. Sears books are published in numerous countries throughout the world. Pauls safe and effective approach to immunity and healthfrom pregnancy through your childs teen years paperback august 23, 2016. 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. Making the right decision for your child sears parenting library sears md, robert w.
Bob sears talks about an alternative vaccine schedule. 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 anti vaccination movement. 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. This book does a really nice job presenting each disease that the vaccines are meant to cover. But until the acip starts practicing sciencebased medicine again, i will not follow their policy recommendations.
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