A Tale of Two Sides: A Novel On Vaccines and Disease

JPR goes deeper into the myth that raising a child without vaccines may be a healthier choice for families today.

Should colleges mandate meningococcal vaccine? After all, this form of meningitis can be deadly. But does this vaccine even stop the spread of this disease (which it would need to in order to justify a mandate)? How can this infection be identified early so that life-saving treatment can begin? And why did almost half of the experts who evaluated this vaccine at the CDC vote AGAINST adding a second dose, but a second dose was added to the schedule anyway? 

JPR shares his own experience speaking at a local public school board meeting and the reception he got when he raised the question of discrimination.

Step into my office and see how I counsel patients through the new mandatory vaccination law in California. 

JPR reviews the science, or lack thereof, behind the claims that the flu shot reduces severity of disease, hospitalization, and mortality, and shows you how to quickly prove such science doesn't exist to those around do. He also reviews what flu shot claims ARE valid, from a scientific viewpoint. And given there's no evidence the vaccine reduces person to person transmission (and yes, he shows you how to prove that too), mandating this vaccine for school or employment isn't justified. 

JPR exands on the real-life events that inspired this chapter, including his own experience with the California Legislature as he watched them create a law that would eventually allow school districts to remove all vaccine-injured children from schools. Will these kids be left by the wayside in every state, or will Americans stand up for the rights of these kids, and for children everywhere, and force their elected officials to do the right thing?

JPR takes you deeper into the topic of vaccinating premature babies. 

Go deeper into the various conflicts of interest in vaccine approval and vaccine safety oversight at our CDC. These issues raise a very important question for parents who are trying to make the vaccine decision for their kids -- Can parents trust the three-way partnership between our government (CDC/FDA/HHS), the pediatric medical establishment, and vaccine manufacturers? Or do parents need to evaluate the science for themselves?

Go deeper into the vaccines/SIDS discussion as JPR explores the recent Vaccine Injury Court case in which a family finally "won" for this type of fatal adverse event. What new scientific finding was there that prompted the court judge to rule that vaccines likely played a role in this particular case of SIDS? Will this new information pave the way for future vaccines/SIDS claims, or will the Vaccine Injury Court judge this new science to be invalid?

JPR talks about the real-life events that inspired the setting for the conversation in this chapter. The MEPP program did exist, and its results were published. And a news story was released that disclosed the HIPAA violations when school nurses first sent in unredacted medical records to the health department and the California Medical Board. And while HIPAA, FERPA, and other CA laws prohibit such sharing of medical information, no one has called these CA nurses out. 

Take a deeper dive into the reasons why the CDC/ACIP eliminated one of the HPV vaccine doses from the schedule. Was it for convenience, or was there really a safety concern with that early second dose? And for those who want resources to be able to open the eyes of neighbors, friends, and family about this particular vaccine, avail yourself of the resources from this particular chapter -- credible, scientific resources that question some specific aspects of this particular vaccine.  

JPR takes you into his office and the hospital to experience more about what it's like to catch pneumococcal disease. Is this a deadly disease, or a common childhood illness? Is the vaccine creating more resistance strains of this germ? And what about the vaccine ingredients: is there anything concerning in this shot you should be aware of? What are the risks versus benefits of this vaccine?