Time to do your homework on vaccine safety, efficacy and the diseases that they target.
Click/tap a category below to get started:
Discover a variety of books, documentaries, interviews and websites.
Short videos or interview clips are a great way to start a vaccine choice conversation with a family member, friend, or even your legislator. You can also request that your local library stock the shelves with these books and videos so that more in your community might be better-informed.
Books About Vaccines and Vaccine Choice
Beginner
Forrest Maready
Read about the convergence of metals, microbes and medicine that started two hundred years ago.
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Vaccinations
Stephanie Cave, MD, FAAFP
and Deborah Mitchell
Dr. Cave provides information to help parents make knowledgeable choices about vaccinating their children.
The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision
Dr. Robert W. Sears, MD, FAAP
An impartial, fact-based resource from the most trusted name in pediatrics. Dr. Bob devotes each chapter in the book to a disease/vaccine pair.
Paul Thomas, MD
and Jennifer Margulis
An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who is respectful of a family’s health history and concerns.
Jennifer Margulis
Explores current practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of a baby’s life and encourages parents to question what they’re told about prenatal and infant care.
Intermediate
Harris L. Coulter
and Barbara Loe Fisher
Traces the development of the DPT vaccine, describes its risks, and lists warning signs that a child may be sensitive to it.
Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines and Forgotten History
Suzanne Humphries, MD
and Roman Bystrianyk
Facts and figures from medical journals, books, newspapers, and other sources.
Louise Kuo Habakus, MA
and Mary Holland, JD
Vaccines 2.0: The Careful Parent's Guide to Making Safe Vaccination Choices...
Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted
Looks at the roster of today’s recommended vaccines and helps readers choose a schedule based on unbiased, non-conflicted science.
Tetyana Obukhanych, PhD
An immunologist explains why vaccines cannot give lasting immunity to infectious diseases and how they jeopardize natural immunity and overall health.
Vaccines, Autism and Chronic Inflammation
Barbara Loe Fisher
Advanced
ImmunoFacts 2013: Vaccines and Immunologic Drugs (1st Edition)
John D. Grabenstein RPh PhD MSPharm FAPhA
Concise information on the most frequently used vaccines and immunologics. Covers dosage, administration, storage, formulary admission, and more.
Yehuda Shoenfeld
Nancy Agmon-Levin
and Lucija Tomljenovic
A resource for advanced students and researchers working in pathogenic and epidemiological studies.
Miller's Review of Critical Vaccine Studies
Neil Z. Miller
Summaries of 400 scientific papers to help parents and researchers enhance their understanding of vaccinations.
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Documentaries, Interviews, and Presentations
Documentaries Available Online
Bought: The Truth Behind Vaccines, Big Pharma, and Your Food
boughtmovie.com
Shots in the Dark: Silence on Vaccine
topdocumentaryfilms.com
Silent Epidemic; The Untold Story of Vaccines
youtube.com
Trace Amounts: Autism, Mercury, and the Hidden Truth
traceamounts.com
Undoctored: How the American Medical Association Waged a War Against Chiropractic
undoctoredmovie.com
VAXXED: From Coverup to Catastrophe, the CDC Whistleblower Movie About MMR and Autism
vaxxedthemovie.com
vaxxed2.com
Documentaries on DVD
Vaccine Basics: What You Need To Know
drtenpennystore.com
vaccinenation.net
topdocumentaryfilms.com
Interviews and Presentations
Gardasil: Presentation by Dr. Deirdre Little
youtube.com
Vaccine Mandates: Greater Good or Greater Greed?
youtube.com
Vaccines: The Risks, The Benefits, The Choices by Dr. Tenpenny
youtube.com
Media To Follow
childrenshealthdefense.org
thehighwire.com
sharylattkisson.com
westonaprice.org/podcast
Michigan and National Websites
Michigan Waivers and Tracking
Immunizations Required by Michigan Schools
Michigan.gov
Parents and guardians can choose to opt their children out of one or all vaccinations by obtaining a certified waiver, which is explained here.
Michigan.gov
Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR)
MCIR.org
Created in 1998 to collect reliable immunization information for children and make it accessible to authorized users. To opt yourself or your child out of MCIR tracking, refer to the MCIR FAQ or submit the MCIR opt-out form.
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National Immunization Program, Recalls, and Injury Reporting
CDC.gov
FDA.gov
FDA.gov
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
HHS.gov
You can also access this information via medalerts.org
Vaccine and Medical Choice
childrenshealthdefense.org
Citizens' Council for Health Freedom
cchfreedom.org
Health Liberty (Fluoride, GMO, and Mercury)
health-liberty.org
Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN)
IcanDecide.org
International Medical Council on Vaccination
vaccinecouncil.org
National Vaccine Information Center
NVIC.org
Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines
NAMV.org
parentalrights.org
Physicians for Informed Consent
physiciansforinformedconsent.org
NoCollegeMandates.com
StopMandatoryVaccination.com
Vaccine Injury Teaching Alliance
Vi-Ta.org
Vaccine Injury Teaching Alliance -
Childhood Vaccines
Vi-Ta.org/childhood-vaccine