The Vaccine Conversation with Melissa and Dr. Bob

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When a topic as complex as vaccines becomes socially taboo, where do you go to talk about it? Join pediatrician Dr. Bob Sears and Melissa, mother and health freedom educator, on this informative journey where we will discuss everything from disease outbreaks to vaccine risks and side effects, the vaccine schedule, media hype, vaccine laws and controversies, and everything in between. Learn more at our non-profit website ImmunityEducationGroup.org

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Ep. 75 - Aluminum Part 1 - ...

11.12.2019

Aluminum is used as an adjuvant in half of our pediatric vaccines, and the medical community has reassured us for decades that it is perfectly “safe”. But where are the real studies to prove this claim? Today we give an ...

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11.12.2019 Ep. 75 - Aluminum Part 1 - Is It As Safe As They Say? Aluminum is used as an adjuvant in half of our pediatric vaccines, and the medical community has reassured us for decades that it is perfectly “safe”. But where are the real studies to prove this claim? Today we give an ...
11.08.2019 Ep. 74 - The Truth about Kids with Exemptions Those who push for mandates claim that exemptions are increasing and so are the numbers of unvaccinated and “susceptible” children. Today we reveal four studies that show the very opposite: most kids with exemptions are actually vaccinated, especially against polio, ...
11.05.2019 Ep. 73 - A Historical Legacy & Fighting the Good Fight — An In-Depth Interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Part 2) Today Bobby Kennedy, Jr. shares how he realized there were more problems with the vaccine program than just mercury. We talk about why he created his non-profit Children’s Health Defense as a base in this fight for scientific integrity and ...
10.31.2019 Ep. 72 - A Historical Legacy & Fighting the Good Fight — An In-Depth Interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Part 1) When fighting against corruption is part of your historical legacy and you’ve been raised to put it all on the line if it means you can protect families and children, you may find yourself in the middle of the fight ...
10.29.2019 Ep. 71 - Does Vitamin D Work Better than the Flu Shot? Why is the flu shot the only prevention for influenza we hear about in the media, at the doctor’s office, and even at the drug store? Today we discuss an article that highlights how you can prevent and treat the ...
10.22.2019 Ep. 70 - When Vaccine Court Turns Against the Victims We wrap up Vaccine Injury Awareness Month with a look at a 2004 LA Times article that features three vaccine injury stories and the challenges the families of the victims faced in vaccine court. We discuss why journalists are no ...
10.15.2019 Ep. 69 - A Mother's Incredible Strength - An In-Depth Interview with Barbara Loe Fisher (Part 2) We continue our discussion with Barbara Loe Fisher with a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to lead a small, but determined, group of parents in a fight against Big Pharma that ultimately resulted in the 1986 National Childhood ...
10.11.2019 Ep. 68 - A Mother's Incredible Strength - An In-Depth Interview with Barbara Loe Fisher (Part 1) Today we speak with the woman who started the vaccine injury awareness movement. Barbara shares her own personal story about her son's injury and what it took for her to eventually realize that vaccines were responsible. She opens up about ...
10.08.2019 Ep. 67 - 1986 Media Coverage of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act Today we review two newspaper articles—from the LA Times and NY Times—surrounding the passage of the 1986 Act and discuss how vaccine injury was openly acknowledged by the media back in the 80s, compared to the cover-up we see today. ...
10.05.2019 Ep. 66 - How to Report a Doctor to the Medical Board for Vaccine Negligence Did your doctor fail to give you proper informed consent for vaccination? Did your child suffer a serious vaccine reaction and your doctor ignored it? Your state medical board needs to hear from you. If your child was harmed by ...
10.01.2019 Ep. 65 - Are Febrile Seizures Really Harmless? Doctors have always assumed that febrile seizures were harmless, so febrile seizures triggered by vaccines “should be” harmless as well. Today we unpack brand new data from two research studies that question this long-held belief. If having febrile seizures during ...
09.27.2019 Ep. 64 - Personal Tragedy to a Personal Mission - An In-Depth Interview with V is for Vaccine Creator Joshua Coleman (Part 2) We continue our conversation with one of today’s most daring activists and get a behind-the-scenes look at his most recent vaccine injury awareness rallies. Learn what it takes to plan and execute a successful rally and reach people in your ...
09.24.2019 Ep. 63 - Personal Tragedy to a Personal Mission - An In-Depth Interview with V is for Vaccine Creator Joshua Coleman (Part 1) In part one of our two-part interview with Joshua Coleman, we discuss the personal story and tragic injury of his son Otto that ultimately brought him to the front lines of the fight for medical rights and informed consent. We ...
09.20.2019 Ep. 62 - Dr. Bob Sears' Story in the LA Times Today we discuss an exclusive interview and the article written about Dr. Bob by a publication that historically hasn't been favorable to the opposition of medical mandates. In a rare opportunity, Dr. Bob agreed to a 4-hour interview and shared ...
09.17.2019 Ep. 61 - Bringing Truth to Light - An In-Depth Interview with Del Bigtree (Part 2) In the second half of our interview with Del Bigtree we cover the work he’s done and continues to do to help inform the public about vaccine safety issues and revealing conflicts of interest — discussing both his web TV ...
09.12.2019 Ep. 60 - Bringing Truth to Light - An In-Depth Interview with Del Bigtree (Part 1) From working behind the camera to being in front of it, Del Bigtree has made a name for himself motivating and inspiring parents across the nation with his powerful speeches. This first part of our two-part interview explores Del the ...
09.10.2019 Ep. 59 - A Tragic Case - the Heartbreaking Story of Dustin Barton Our first episode of Season 2 is an extremely important one. We take an in-depth look at the federal vaccine court case of a boy severely injured by the DPT vaccine and discuss how numerous court delays ultimately led to ...
06.24.2019 Ep. 58 - Season 1 Finale, Part 2: Looking Forward There is still so much to discuss regarding the larger vaccine debate. Today we share what some of our favorite ideas are for Season 2 and what we most look forward to bringing to the podcast. Don’t worry, we won’t ...
06.21.2019 Ep. 57 - Season Finale, Part 1: Looking Back Today we take a look back at our favorite episodes and moments from this past year and talk about our most memorable highlights — what made us laugh, what topics got the most feedback, and what we found the most ...
06.14.2019 Ep. 56 - Origin of the Anti-Compulsory Vaccination Movement We are back today with some reviews read to you in our favorite accents. Then we take a trip back in history to the late 1800s and break down an article about the origins of the very first organized resistance ...
06.10.2019 Ep. 55 - Dr. Bob Sets the Record Straight About His Medical Board Case Today we talk about the recent California Medical Board meeting where they discussed the proposed law attacking medical exemptions and expressed many concerns about the bill as written—including the overly narrow requirements of CDC guidelines. Then Melissa and Dr. Bob ...
06.06.2019 Ep. 54 - The REAL Reason We Are Seeing More Measles Are the current measles outbreaks due to an “increasing number of unvaccinated children,” or is there another explanation? This 1984 study explained why the MMR vaccine wouldn’t eradicate measles as planned, despite very high levels of coverage. This study correctly ...
06.03.2019 Ep. 53 - Dr. Bob Sees a Severe Vaccine Reaction from the VICP Table in His Office Today we discuss the severe vaccine reactions that are on the VICP list of side effects that patients should be compensated for. Some of these are obvious, like anaphylaxis and encephalopathy. But some are largely unknown, like vaso-vagal syncope, shoulder ...
05.30.2019 Ep. 52 - How to Grow a Healthy Immune System Today we share what we do with our own kids to keep their immune systems healthy and what you can do from day one to grow your baby’s immune system. Is it really as simple as getting a natural start ...
05.27.2019 Ep. 51 - Vaccine Reactions, Vaccine Overdose, and Denying Informed Consent? We know that some children will suffer a serious vaccine reaction, but who decides if your reaction is severe enough to stop vaccination and still be allowed into school? Will you and your doctor decide, or a legislator? What happens ...
05.24.2019 Ep. 50 - Can Science Ever Truly Be Settled? Who pays for the science that keeps “settling” the vaccine safety argument? And if the science is settled, then why do peer-reviewed studies continue to reaffirm the reality of vaccine risk? Can scientists ever really close the book on any ...
05.20.2019 Ep. 49 - Interview With Forrest Maready, Author of The Moth in the Iron Lung Today we discuss a controversial book that will challenge what you, and your grandparents, think you know about the polio epidemic. Were these mysterious cases of paralysis really due to the poliovirus? Did the polio vaccine truly save all of ...
05.17.2019 Ep. 48 - Toxic Sludge is Good for You and Other "Truths" Today we dissect another one of Melissa’s Facebook truth posts: how trained experts are programming our minds to accept even the most ridiculous ideas. The thought police aren’t just censoring information so we don’t see it — they are carefully ...
05.13.2019 Ep. 47 - Why Advocacy for Medical Rights Matters Today we discuss the current battle happening in California regarding a bill designed to eliminate almost all vaccine medical exemptions for children. We also talk about what it means to be an informed advocate, and why it’s so important that ...
05.10.2019 Ep. 46 - Are Rich People Leading the Vaccine-Educated Movement? Those who push for mandatory vaccination are constantly looking for new ways to label, shame, and discriminate against the growing number of people concerned about vaccine safety. Today we dissect a disturbing article from Money Magazine that claims a sinister ...
05.07.2019 Ep. 45 - Tetanus: The Disease and the Vaccine Today we discuss a disease that many parents are concerned about, despite the fact that it is extremely rare. Could your child catch tetanus from a simple scrape from a dirty, rusty nail? How does tetanus even happen, and how ...
05.04.2019 Ep. 44 - What Should Our Pro-Informed Consent Movement Be Called? The ardent pro-mandatory vaccinationists have managed to get the anti-vaxxer label to stick to those of us who engage in open discussion on vaccines. Today we consider why they chose such a carefully-crafted derogatory term, what this label really means, ...
05.03.2019 Ep. 43 - Podcast Reviews and Why Your Voice Matters Today we open up about what this podcast really means to us personally and how our two very different and unique personalities brought us together as a team. We share a special review from a listener, talk about podcast reviews ...
04.27.2019 Ep. 42 - How the FDA Manipulates the Media What happens when our major government agencies, like the FDA, try to manipulate, control, and even strong-arm reporters who are supposed to keep them accountable? Today we uncover a Scientific American investigation that paints “a disturbing picture of the tactics ...
04.23.2019 Ep. 41 - Dr. Peter Hotez: Did He Really Just Say That? Today we fact check Joe Rogan’s interview with an infectious disease specialist/autism author/vaccine spokesperson and uncover some very unusual statements. Are vaccines only made of germ antigens and saline? Is the hygiene hypothesis just a fad? Is autism linked to ...
04.16.2019 Ep. 40 - Facebook Live Q and A Today we go live on camera to answer your questions about vaccines, infectious diseases, herd immunity, and everything in between. You can listen here, or go to our Immunity Education Group Facebook page and listen/watch the live stream from April ...
04.12.2019 Ep. 39 - Why the Pertussis Vaccine Makes You MORE Susceptible Vaccines are supposed to prevent disease, but what happens when a disease begins to outsmart its vaccine? Today we discuss research out of UCLA that shows getting the pertussis vaccine as a child will make you more susceptible to catching ...
04.08.2019 Ep. 38 - When Doctors Ignore Your Child’s Vaccine Reaction Has your doctor refused to acknowledge your child’s vaccine reaction, even when it’s listed on the FDA package insert? Did your doctor insist you repeat that vaccine again, because the side effect was “coincidental?” Is your state government insisting that ...
04.05.2019 Ep. 37 - Why Do Pediatricians Kick You Out For Not Vaccinating? With the growing nationwide trend of doctors refusing to see families who choose a holistic lifestyle, more and more families are finding themselves without a mainstream pediatrician. Today we share the personal and professional reasons doctors use to justify this ...
04.02.2019 Ep. 36 - How Japan, the Healthiest Nation in the World, Approaches Vaccination Policy Today we discuss Japan’s vaccination program and a comprehensive study from 2014. Listed by the WHO as the “healthiest nation in the world”, we look at how fewer doses, encouraged natural infection for certain diseases, and immediate government action after ...
03.30.2019 Ep. 35 - Flu Vaccine Update: Inefficacy and Double-Dose Shots for Babies? While flu season is wrapping up, policy-makers are already planning changes in how we vaccinate for next year’s flu season. One concerning change is the ACIP’s recommendation to give all babies the same dose we give adults, instead of the ...
03.27.2019 Ep. 34 - Senate Hearing Part 3 Today we wrap up our fact-checking of the March 5 Federal Senate hearing on measles mania and vaccine “misinformation”. Why was the panel presenting only one side of this complicated issue? Do the immunocompromised deserve more protection than all the ...
03.25.2019 Ep. 33 - Meningococcal: The Disease and the Vaccine Today we discuss one of the most serious diseases in teens — meningococcal meningitis. Many parents fear this rare disease, especially when sending their kids off to college. We tell you how to identify the symptoms quickly so your child ...
03.21.2019 Ep. 32 - Our First Facebook Live and Senate Hearing Part 2 Today we start the show with some timely vaccine-related news items — LIVE, on screen, with our first Facebook Live broadcast. Should you call 911 if you have measles? Are over half of the Vancouver measles cases vaccinated? Why are ...
03.18.2019 Ep. 31 - Ethical Problems With Mandated Vaccines Have you ever been told it’s your ethical duty to vaccinate for the good of the community? Is this truly the reason most people vaccinate, or do they only play the ethics card when concerns about vaccine safety are brought ...
03.14.2019 Ep. 30 - Senate Hearing Part 1: Measles Mania and Vaccine Misinformation The Senate Committee on Health and Education held a hearing on March 5 to discuss the measles outbreak and vaccines. But instead of allowing testimony from both sides, as one would expect in a judicious society, the hearing consisted of ...
03.11.2019 Ep. 29 - Censorship: Are the Vaccine Thought Police Finally Here? Advocates for vaccine safety and informed consent are now under fire: Congressmen calling for a ban on “vaccine misinformation,” Facebook and Amazon and others censoring science, and a medical/pharma establishment funding it all. We discuss the multi-platform censorship that will ...
03.06.2019 Ep. 28 - Interview With Dr. Tom Cowan Part 2: Autoimmune Disease, Vaccines, and Approaches To Healing We continue our discussion with the author of “Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness” and discuss how autoimmune diseases happen, what you can do to help prevent them, and healing steps you can take to minimize their ...
03.02.2019 Ep. 27 - Interview with Dr. Tom Cowan Part 1: A New Way to Look at Childhood Illness What if our kids are actually supposed to catch certain febrile illnesses in childhood? What if these bothersome but almost-always harmless diseases help us build our immune systems so we are healthier throughout adulthood? We speak with the author of ...
02.26.2019 Ep. 26 - CDC Found to Have Inappropriate Relationships with Industry Today we discuss a recent article that exposes the conflicts of interest between the Centers for Disease Control and Coca-Cola. We reveal how the beverage company donated money to the CDC Foundation then utilized its CDC contacts to influence global ...

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