Rating: Summary: Flawed to the point of uselessness Review: The book suffers from three crucial deficiencies: logical fallacies, meaningless statistics, and a double standard of evidence. The logical fallacies tend to be ad hominem arguments, along the lines that Dr X's research can't be valid because he had an interest in the outcome. Meaningless statistics include counts of cases with bad outcomes, but no mention of the total cases or of the overall probability of a bad outcome. The double standard is that the author attacks studies that were performed using scientific methods with claims of inadequate rigor, but asserts the efficacy of untested treatments: the bad guys weren't rigorous enough, but the good guys don't have to be rigorous at all. The author doesn't support his arguments, and his numerous errors and omissions blow his credibility, so you can't just trust his judgment either. Don't waste your time.
Rating: Summary: Helps parents choose the vaccination program they want. Review: This book gives parents the information they need in an organized step-by-step format. Part I takes parents through the background, the philosophy, the misconceptions, and the data they will need to form their own opinions about vaccines. Part II discusses each of the diseases and their vaccines, including difficult to obtain facts about vaccine reactions. For the first time, parents are presented with all the information they need to make their own decisions. Look for the vaccination website at healthworld.com, in clinics/family health center/childre
Rating: Summary: ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! Review: This incredible book gives so much useful information! I was so impressed with it, that I came back to buy 2 addt'l copies for baby shower gifts. At that time they were out of print. Thankfully, it is now available! I think this is a must read for all who will be parents. Let's start being more responsible for making our OWN informed choices as parents. I suggest this for all who are seeking information. It is unbiased and chock full of information useful to parents.
Rating: Summary: Excellent and mostly unbiased Review: This is a great book. It's honest, and I like that. It's really interesting how unnecessary most vaccines are and how terrified the media and corporate drug companies like to keep us parents for their own gain. My husband and I have chosen not to vaccinate our son anymore than he has now that we have been able to make a completely informed choice about vaccinations.
Rating: Summary: Finally, the support you need to do the right thing! Review: This is the book that I recommend to anyone questioning whether to vaccinate their child or not. Neusteadter takes the reader through each vaccine, helping the parent learn about the risks involved in vaccinating.
Rating: Summary: Finally, the support you need to do the right thing! Review: This is the book that I recommend to anyone questioning whether to vaccinate their child or not. Neusteadter takes the reader through each vaccine, helping the parent learn about the risks involved in vaccinating.
Rating: Summary: When all we get our lies the truth does seem "slanted" Review: This review is in response to other reviewers of this book who are complaining that The Vaccine Guide is slanted. Next time you visit your pediatrician's office, tell him that you are concerned with the safety and efficacy of vaccines. After he reports you to the Department of Child and Family services, he will give you a brochure on how safe vaccines are. Notice on the back who wrote the brochure. It will say Merck, Abbott, Pfizer and such......get the picture? If you still are not statisfied after reading this literature, and you press your doctor again, you will see the real slant, and you will probably not make the same mistake twice. Doctor's as drug pushers and policemen today, forced vaccination tommorow, just around the corner.
Rating: Summary: The definitive guide to making the vaccination decision! Review: What? You didn't KNOW there was a vaccination decision?? Read this book and become informed about the pros AND CONS of vaccinating your child and yourself! In my opinion, this comprehensive, well-written, scintillatingly informative book is a must-have for parents and (especially) parents-to-be!
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