This book provides parents with a comprehensive, scientifically-based guide to the facts, myths, problems and solutions associated with raising a vaccine free child. It helps parents protect their children both from the wiles of the vaccine industry and from harmful germs. With 471 references, there are no trendy anti-vaccination myths in this book. Readers will learn that immunisation is not the reason for the absence of some infectious diseases, that insidious, long-term side effects are very common, and that there is a media blackout on the topics of vaccine side effects and vaccine failures.

Health conscious parents are wary of the side effects of vaccines, but they also fear the infectious diseases to which babies and young children can fall victim. This book equips parents with the knowledge they need to cope with both the tactics of the vaccine industry, and with the very real threat from infectious diseases.

Each infectious disease has different characteristics, and each needs to be approached in an individual way. Understanding the difference between the self-resolving childhood illnesses and the ones that need intervention is the first step to knowing how to deal with infectious diseases. This book advises parents on how to bring children safely through childhood illnesses like measles and whooping cough, and discusses medical and non-medical prevention and treatment of the non-childhood infectious diseases.

Parents who choose to keep their children vaccine free are often accused of being selfish because they want to avoid the risk of side effects, while allowing their children to be protected by the fact that other children have been vaccinated. The idea that vaccinating some children prevents disease in all children is called herd immunity. The myth of herd immunity is used as a political tool by people who want to bully unwilling parents into vaccinating. The information in this book enables parents of vaccine free children to withstand the accusation that they are spoiling herd immunity.

Bureaucrats often make statements about the safety and effectiveness of vaccination that are not supported by fact. The author has given some of these bureaucrats the opportunity to provide evidence to support their claims, but they have not been able to provide the evidence because their claims are wrong.

A look at the early documents regarding vaccination reveals that it is an unscientific procedure that is based on falsehood, cruelty and supposition.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 17 reviews)

distinction between childhood and malevolent diseases

First of all, let me point out the things I don't like about the book:

- There is no index, making it difficult to search a specific issue in the book.
- The book is not as well organized as it could be, I would have liked to see it organized by diseases or vaccines, instead of focused only on vaccination myths.
- I would have liked a section on resources, and some more info on the author.
- I don't agree on some of the authors' nutrition advice, since I believe she underestimates the role that fresh, organic raw foods can play in a person's well-being.

Having said the above, this is the book on vaccinations that I have referenced the most, because it is extremely well-researched; has a lot of good historical, factual information; is very informative of the healing powers and limitations of homeopathic medicine; and also has clear information on what to do when/if a child is sick with a disease.

The book is a good expose of the vaccine industry, presenting clear arguments to contradict the claims made by this industry, and illustrating the means they use for deceiving the general public, and the financial motives behind this deception.

Last and not least, the author makes a very clear distinction between childhood and malevolent diseases, which is absent in most other vaccine related books. This distinction is very important not only for those who decide not to vaccinate their child, but also for those who want to apply a limited number of vaccinations, since you have a better understanding of what the short and long term trade offs are of the vaccines you want to apply.

I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to make a decision on the well-being of their child.
November 14, 2008

Lunacy!

Anyone raising an unvaccinate child is endangering their child and mine. This is lunacy based on fear and urban legends. Shameful. Read "Vaccinated" by Paul Offit...an actual doctor.
November 08, 2008

Not Impressed with This Book

I have lots of vaccine books and this one didn't impress me in the least. In fact, I couldn't even get through it and certainly wouldn't lend it out or recommend it to anyone else.
October 22, 2008

Valuable information

Great advice on basic issues which could easily be overlooked such as 'fever's' and how to deal with it. A must have book if choosing not to immunise your child.
September 22, 2008

Informative read

I found this book to be very informative in regards to diseases and the history of vaccines.
August 09, 2008

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