Preface~n decision faces every parent very soon afteriMost parents are ill-equipped to make thisimt accept the counsel of their child's healthi~ current massive effort to vaccinate all chil-biited States usually results in a predeterminedi!the same time, there is growing concern among~s and the public about the safety of routinei~Unfortunately, information about the vaccines~ available.~e the responsibility to provide the best health their child. They must decide whether it is~rchild's health to give the vaccines or not. If n the validity or wisdom of administering vac-i~r~d'ed decision. This book is intended to help they receive little support in their efforts~question the wholesale policy of mass immuni-e~ect on their child.~!has two functions. One is to give informationl~s, the vaccines, and their side effects. The effects of vaccines usually are hidden from par- ~sionals have often stated that broadcasting vaccines to the public would cause unnecessary parents and hinder the vaccine campaign. Dr.~arized this position quite clearly in a panel