Dr. Robert Sears is a pediatrician from Orange County and he's also a well-known vaccine skeptic. Just recently, the Medical Board of California reached a settlement with Dr. Sears, for his actions in writing a court opinion letter which would exempt a 2-year-old boy from receiving childhood immunizations.

As a result of the settlement, Dr. Sears will be placed on probation, required to take education courses and an ethics class. He will also be monitored by a fellow doctor be to sure that he is practicing within the standard of care.

It's alleged that Dr. Sears had written his exemption for the child without having obtained the proper medical history before he made the decision to do so. He allegedly had simply taken the mother's word for it, when she had said that her son had a negative reaction to previous vaccinations.

On his Facebook page however, Dr. Sears admitted that at the time he visited with the mother, the medical records weren't available and that they would've taken over a year to obtain. That was going to take too long, and he says that the mother needed the letter for an upcoming hearing. He notes that she was worried that a judge at the time would force her to resume vaccinations for her child.

Dr. Sears has denied any wrongdoing

And he has affirmed his responsibility to listen to patients, because after all he is working for them. He has admitted that his goal is always first to do no harm and Dr. Sears says that he also feels like this is an attempt to place him on probation for the rest of his career. This also isn't the only case that he's involved in, there are a few others that are going to be coming-up as well and he's detailed those on his Facebook page.

He also isn't the only doctor that's being investigated over vaccine exemptions. It's alleged that dozens of other complaints have also been filed against doctors in the state. They too have allegedly been writing illegitimate exemptions.

Dr. Sears says that he is tired of being quiet, he isn't staying silent anymore, and that he will continue to fight against mandatory vaccination laws.

He also encourages other doctors to stand-up for their patients, reminding them that some of the most vulnerable families and individuals are those who've suffered negative reactions from vaccines.

Informed Consent + Free Choice

Patients expect that they will be able to trust their healthcare providers and if that trust is eroded between the two parties, then that is going to negatively impact the service that can be provided.

Dr. Sears hopes that eventually all parents will receive full, unaltered, objective information about the risks that are involved with both getting vaccinated and with failing to get vaccinated. He also admitted that he believed the investigation over the written court opinion letter, stemmed from a conflict that he had with a certain California legislator who he says has made it their personal endeavor to aggressively pursue doctors in the state who are excusing patients from vaccines.

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Sources:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/06/doctor-with-dangerous-vaccine-views-gets-probation-for-gross-negligence/
https://ktla.com/2018/06/29/o-c-doctor-a-leading-vaccine-skeptic-put-on-probation-by-california-medical-board/
https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Bob-Sears-116317855073374/

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