The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits for Children and Adults

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Summary: good book good start.
Review: This is a good bookwith a good start for parents to get there hands on to help inform and prepare them to make a good decision. It is easy to read and full of facts and some opinions and experiences. This is a good book to read but if you want scientific data presented on BOTH sides of the issue, with point and counter point facts then read Vaccines: Are They Really Safe and Effective? By Neil Z. Miller. If you are going to read multiple books be sure to pick up The Vaccine Guide: Risks and Benefits but if you are only going to read one book make it Vaccines: Are They Really Safe and Effective.

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Summary: "Real" Doctor -- well researched -- excellent information
Review: While I agree with some others that the premise for this book on vaccines is biased against allopathic medicine, I found this book to be a good resourse. I found another reviewer's comment implying that the author is not a "real" doctor to be somewhat offensive. Naturopaths and OMD's alike are an important part of integrative medicine. There are lessons to be learned from the hollistic medical perspective. But this is a useless, silly argument to have with those who choose not to investigate the other options available.
This book is very well researched and confirmed my nagging suspicions that the vaccination industry is not free of corruption -- that money has played a large role in the vaccine 'push'. Even with this author's clear bias, he provides very good, very thorough information about each disease. This information is not biased and is really helping us to decide what (and when), if any, vaccinations we will give to our child. Also helpful is the outlining of a parent's legal rights should they choose not to vaccinate their child. All in all a great book, however I am planning on reading other books on the subject before we make any decisions.