Product Description

The Vaccine Guide takes readers through the background and philosophy of vaccination and discusses common misconceptions. It covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. New to this edition are topics of particular concern to adults, including smallpox and anthrax vaccines, flu shots, and new conditions linked to vaccine reactions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #317814 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-11
• Released on: 2002-11-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781556434235
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"The Vaccine Guide is an excellent resource, providing the latest, most up-to-date, unbiased information for parents and physicians as they make decisions on safe immunization practices."
—Mary N. Megson, M.D., F.A.A.P.

"Aside from diet and discipline, no other issue concerns parents more today about their children's health than the safe use of vaccines. The Vaccine Guide provides a clear, well-balanced, and thoroughly researched review of vaccine use. I strongly recommend it for parents and health care providers."
—Robert Schiller, M.D.

About the Author
Dr. Randall Neustaedter has practiced holistic medicine for more than thirty years in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in child health care. He is a licensed acupuncturist and Doctor of Oriental Medicine, as well as president of the Holistic Pediatric Association (www.hpakids.com), and the father of five children. Visit his website, www.cure-guide.com, to register for a free newsletter with pediatric updates.

Customer Reviews

Found it to be pretty objective
After spending the night at the ER pediatrics unit due to my baby having a reaction from the dtap shot (the hospital concluded), I decided to read up on shots. I can't believe I was so good at researching things except for the immunizations prior to giving birth to my first baby. After reading this book, I felt a lot more comfortable in my decision I made and I was so confused before.

It is pretty objective. Sure it brings in some allopathic thinkings but it also is up front with the statistics on what can influence them to look like something they are not..BOTH WAYS, not just in the allopathic sense. That is very important. It mentioned a lot of things that I'd not have thought about.

I like how it breaks down each individual shot. It gives the background of each shot, what brought it on, what effects it can have, reactions, etc. And I also like the fact that it gives parents choices if they do not feel comfortable with shots...such as which ones are least a problem if you want to give only certain ones. It also brings in another way to do them, like do them one or two at a time instead of 7 shots at one time like my baby had at 2 months!. Deep down I wondered about this without even reading any literature. It also answers questions (on why the seizure happened and what to do about it) that I could not get the pro vaccination literature to answer when my baby had her seizure with the 2 month shots. If anything, I found that literature to be extremely biased. Their answer was..oh well..it is rare but you should still keep injecting your baby with the shot that is putting her into seizures! Well nothing is rare when your baby looks like she is dying..it becomes VERY real.

The whole point of this book is to inform the parent so THEY can make the decision, not the drug companies, not the state, not schools, and not pediatricians...I personally like the parent to have this freedom of choice with some education behind the choice whichever it is.

Excellent and Timely Information!
As a parent, I had to struggle with my own decisions about vaccinations for my children, and with the reactions to vaccination that were very difficult for one of my children.

As a health care practitoner, I discuss the topic of vaccination with the families that consult me, and strongly believe that consent must be well-informed. Parents have many questions and want to make good decisions for their children - they need accurate, factual information, presented without sensationalism, without glossing over details, without exhaustive detail that overwhelms even the most diligent parent. Parents want to know the risks of vaccinating as well as the risks of not vaccinating.

Randy Neustaedter has done us all a favor by collecting un-biased research and presenting it in a factual, concise book. I strongly recommend this book to students and parents who ask me about vaccination, and offer the same recommendation to anyone reading this review. His writing style is clear and easy to follow, and he covers the topic with a fairness that comes from balanced research, rather than reactionary philosophy. If you only intend to read one book on the topic of vaccination, make it this one.

very informative and eye opening!
My pediatrician recommended this book to me. I have a scientific and pharmaceutical background and I thought this would be another one of those dumbed down books for parents who want a quick answer. Instead I found a fair review of vaccination, including the history and politics surrounding this controversial issue, and a detailed description of each vaccine and of possible adverse reactions. In my opinion this book is well-written and data is presented in intentionally fair manner. I also like that it is not just an examination of vaccination, but also a very practical guide for new parents like myself.

If you're the type of person who likes to research the data and decide for yourself, you will thoroughly appreciate this book.