The Vaccine Book: Making The Right Decision For Your Child

From the Publisher

THE VACCINE BOOK offers parents a fair, impartial, fact-based resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair and offers 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 from the vaccine. This completely revised edition offers

· updated information on each vaccine and disease

· more detail on vaccines' side effects

· expanded discussions of combination vaccines

· a new section on adult vaccines

· additional options for alternative vaccine schedules

· a guide to Canadian vaccinations

THE VACCINE BOOK provides exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze.

Biography

Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician in private practice in southern California. Dr. Bob received his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his pediatric training at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He has co-authored six books in the Sears Parenting Library, including The Portable Pediatrician and The Baby Book. He is also the author of The Autism Book and co-author of Happy Baby. He lives with his family in Dana Point, CA.

Editorial Reviews -

The Vaccine Book

From the Publisher

THE VACCINE BOOK offers parents a fair, impartial, fact-based resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair and offers 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 from the vaccine. This completely revised edition offers

· updated information on each vaccine and disease

· more detail on vaccines' side effects

· expanded discussions of combination vaccines

· a new section on adult vaccines

· additional options for alternative vaccine schedules

· a guide to Canadian vaccinations

THE VACCINE BOOK provides exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze.

Newsday

An exhaustively researched guidebook.

Babytalk

It's the most evenhanded and thorough look at baby immunizations we've yet seen.

Synopsis

THE VACCINE BOOK offers parents a fair, impartial, fact-based resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair and offers 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 from the vaccine. This completely revised edition offers

· updated information on each vaccine and disease

· more detail on vaccines' side effects

· expanded discussions of combination vaccines

· a new section on adult vaccines

· additional options for alternative vaccine schedules

· a guide to Canadian vaccinations

THE VACCINE BOOK provides exactly the information parents want and need as they make their way through the vaccination maze.