The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child

As a pediatrician, I have the honor and privilege to interact with and advise parents in every aspect of childcare, and no topic has captured my passion and interest as much as vaccines. With the dramatic rise in the number of vaccines given today (54 doses throughout childhood, compared to only 8 doses back in the 1980s), its no wonder that parents are now asking more questions than ever before. They want to understand all the pros and cons so that they can make an educated decision for their child. But parents have nowhere to turn for unbiased, objective information. Every book and website that provides vaccine information is very one-sided, either completely for vaccines or harshly against them. There are no resources that provide parents with an objective look at both sides of the issue all in one place. Thats why I wrote The Vaccine Book, part of the Sears Parenting Library. I wanted to provide Americas parents with a concise, easy-to-understand tool so that they could feel empowered and confident in their decisions. Vaccine recommendations and policies are constantly changing, and its not easy for parents to keep up with the latest information. The recent H1N1 flu, or swine flu, epidemic, and the subsequent release of the fast-tracked H1N1 flu vaccines, have parents wondering what they should do to protect their children. Should their kids get the vaccine? Should they risk the disease? And how does the regular, seasonal flu vaccine factor into this decision? Is it safe to get more than one flu vaccine at a time? In this eBook exclusive, I have updated the flu chapter of The Vaccine Book with everything parents need to know about this years H1N1 and seasonal flu diseases and vaccines so that worried parents can educate themselves without being confused by all the media hype. Read The Vaccine Book and make the right decisions for your child.