Don't Vaccinate Before You Educate Author:Mayer Eisenstein, MD The revised edition, contains all the material of the original text and now also addresses the following issues: Is the vaccine paradigm failing? Why are more and more parents questioning mandatory vaccination? Do vaccines really save lives? Is there a connection between autism and vaccine? Why is there still mercury in some vacci... more »nes - including the flu vaccine? Don t Vaccinate! Before You Educate is a result of Dr. Eisenstein s lectures on vaccinations. Dr. Eisenstein brings his knowledge as a physician, public health doctor and attorney to help educate you on this very important subject. Dr. Eisenstein presents scientific literature both pro and con vaccine. He comes to the conclusion that scientific studies alone will not be enough to decide the benefit vs. the risks of vaccine programs. Therefore, he concludes that personal religious convictions, not scientific studies, are the main reasons, upon which to base your vaccination decision. Unlike most other physicians, he feels parents have a right to be involved in the final decision about vaccinating their children. He discusses vaccine law, religious exemptions with a heavy emphasis on the Illinois law. Don t Vaccinate! Before You Educate will be the beginning of a path to educate families with regard to childhood vaccines. Excerpts This book is not meant to convince you to vaccinate or not vaccinate your children but to open your eyes to the ongoing debate. Education as defined by Webster s College Dictionary: To impart knowledge to; provide with information; to educate consumers To educate means to widen one s horizons. I hope that this book will be educational with regard to the vaccine issues and inspire you to become more educated with regard to the risk vs. benefits of vaccine programs. I have included just a few of the many pro and con scientific vaccine studies. Many more can be obtained by going on the internet to the multiple vaccine sites as well as to the on-line versions of some of the most prestigious medical journals (BMJ, AMA, Pediatrics, Lancet, Journal of Disease of Children). I hope this book leads you to do more research as well as think about your religious and spiritual convictions.« less