About Robert W. Sears:
Robert W. Sears is an American pediatrician from Capistrano Beach, California, noted for his unorthodox views on childhood vaccination. His best-selling book, The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child (2007), proposes two alternative vaccination schedules that depart from accepted medical recommendations. His proposals have enjoyed celebrity endorsement, but are not supported by medical evidence and have contributed to dangerous under-vaccination in the national child population. In spite of his denial that he is "anti-vaccine", he is characterized as an anti-vaccine doctor and a vaccine delayer. He does acknowledge that vaccines work.