One of the main choices that any parent will have to make about the health of their children concerns vaccination & its risks. With new vaccines on the schedule & concern about the MMR vaccine, it is important to have all the information to make the right decisions. This readable, comprehensive & deeply-researched guide
- now in its third updated edition
- brings together the latest medical knowledge about the safety, benefits & side-effects of all modern vaccines as well as the diseases they aim to protect against. It also discusses what is known medically about the connection between vaccination & autism. In addition, Dr Richard Halvorsen has added clinical information from his practice as a GP for over 25 years where helpful to parents, a quick reference to childhood vaccination, & an alternative MMR schedule.
Includes:: up-to-date information on: autism, smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, polio, tetanus, mumps, measles, rubella, whooping cough, meningitis C, pneumococcus, hib, swine flu, Pediacel, MMR, HPV.