The Vaccine-Friendly Plan: Dr. Paul's Safe and Effective Approach to Immunity and Health-from Pregnancy Through Your Child's Teen Years

I just finished reading this whole book, and I'd give it more than five stars if that were an option. As a mom of two young boys, I wish this book had been published when I was pregnant with my first son, because I would have done so much differently. It's not just another book on vaccines. While it has incredible information about vaccines and his take on childhood vaccine schedule in this country, it is so much more than a book about vaccinations. In fact, even if someone decides to fully vaccinate after reading this book (which would surprise me), they're still going to learn a ton to help their child (and themselves) lead a healthier life if they follow even an ounce of the advice Dr. Paul Thomas and Jennifer Margulis provide in this book. I originally wanted to read this because I wanted to hear more about vaccines. I don't blindly follow the CDC schedule. After much research, I evaluate each vaccine separately, delay some, and reject some all together, so I thought this book would provide me even further direction with that. And it didn't let me down! I had read The Vaccine Book, but this book was SO much more helpful since it's a comprehensive book that discusses individual vaccinations in depth, but also a child's immunity, health, well-being, and happiness. Every pediatrician and future pediatrician should read this. For example, it makes sense that Dr. Paul Thomas recommends getting your child's titers checked with a blood test before kindergarten instead of giving a second dose of the MMR vaccine. 98% of his patients showed immunity to measles when their blood was tested, so they didn't need a second dose. Why inject someone with more toxins when not needed, especially when a titer test showing immunity is accepted for school entry. If you're the type that likes to read the "What to Expect..." series books (What to Expect the First Year, Toddler Years, etc.), you'll find that this book includes everything you'd read in those books and more. The book has sections on everything from breastfeeding to infant milestones, ideas to help your child eat healthy, and the importance of play. And while I don't yet have teenagers, I love that he wrote a whole section on what doctors talk about with teenagers when their parents are out of the room. I'll definitely be referring to this book for many years to come! I also felt like I got to be a fly on the wall during pediatrician appointments. Pediatricians do so much more than I ever imagined, and I now have even more respect for anyone in that profession! After I started reading it, I bought two extra copies and gave them away to friends. I'll be buying a few more in the next several weeks and giving them away as well. It's an invaluable resource, an easy read, an enjoyable read, and I'll go so far as to say it's probably the most useful and important book I've bought in my life. Buy it and read it. You won't be disappointed!

I wish we'd discovered this book before we had our first child. It's been incredibly helpful. In summary, Dr. Paul presents an alternate vaccine schedule that spreads things out so that your child isn't being inundated with aluminum and other toxic chemicals in his or her first months of life. He also offers suggestions for vaccines that may be safe to skip depending on your risk factors. He always presents the pros and cons, offering guidance that you can tailor based on family medical history, international travel, etc. Besides vaccines, he also offers advice on OTC medicine, nursing, and the home environment. Again, I wished we'd seen this before we had our first child. I think we would have been better off if we hadn't said "yes" to everything, assuming that doctors wouldn't recommend something that could potentially be unsafe.

The two authors, Dr. Paul Thomas, M.D. and Dr. Jennifer Margulis Ph.D. from Oregon have written the most child friendly health care book in decades. Their data, narratives and professional recommendations are based on sound science and 30 years of experience by Dr. Thomas with his pediatrician practice. Their citations are thorough and as comprehensive as would be expected from a paper in a Global Science Journal As the title illustrates, " The Vaccine-Friendly Plan", both authors have sound advice on which vaccinations, and at what time in each child's developmental journey, they should be administered. Along with lots of humor-filled, common sense respectful advice from a pediatrician on how to deal with babies as well as adolescents. It is remarkable to read that an MD is willing to tell young mothers and fathers that each child is unique, and may not have an immune system that can tolerate the massive vaccination schedules currently recommended by our regulatory CDC system. They are very specific about sharing data and information about reported adverse reactions that many children have experienced between 1980 and 2020 from current vaccine schedules. According to authors, most fathers and mothers do not know that the CDC only recommended 11-12 childhood vaccinations in 1983, and that today they recommend circa 59 different 'shots' and a medley of mixtures of different virus before a child is 18 years of age (Appendix B). Nor do young parents know that most vaccines come with a plethora of ingredients to preserve the vaccines' shelf-life; Aluminum, mercury, methanol, formaldehyde, thimerosal, polysorbate 80, propylene glycol and more - all with solid history of having high incidences of both short-term and long-term accumulative health risks (P. 18 lists amount of Aluminum in all current vaccines). It is common knowledge in Education that a growing cohort of school children in Western countries, especially boys, have, and are experiencing, learning and behavior issues that are tragically impacting the lives of these students as well as their families. The so-far puzzling correlation between the growth of autism spectrum and ADHD, according to authors, barely appear in children authors have supported with their Vaccine-Friendly Health care plan. In the interest of fairness, the authors and many parents have been desperate to protect their children, and mainstream MDs, according to authors, would do well to, at least, listen to the data, and to voice support for a national longitudinal control group to monitor and compare health profiles of children whose families have followed more cautious vaccination schedules with the traditional one-plan-fits-all-our-young children. They are definitely not against basic vaccination schedules, but they do cite, for example, that the HPV vaccines have been banned by Japanese Health Ministry, as well been raising concerns in Israel, and a strong comment by Utah's Southwest Public Health Department that "the risks outweigh any benefits and that it is eroding the public's trust in vaccines (p277). This book is a terrific gift idea for any expectant mother and father.

Great balanced and highly informed point of view with plenty of refference. All new parents should read this book. Enjoy!

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Friend recommended this book and it’s fantastic. Really interesting and easy read. Could not put it down: very helpful with decision making in vaccinations.

Meu bebê está super feliz e sorridente, saudável e esperto e estou acompanhando a risca o manual da vacina descrito aqui.

Even though this is an American book I would recommend to every new parent or prospective parent to educate yourself about what is in the vaccines and what this might mean for your child. The author has a lifetime of experience which is now multigenerational experience to observe families and the children that are having adverse reactions to these vaccines. He discusses vaccination from birth through to adulthood in a very not medical way that is easy to understand