"Yes, I do accept patients who don't immunize. My opinion is that every child and their parents deserve the best pediatric care available. My job is to educate. If those are their beliefs, I don't hold it against them." — Kenneth Saul, MD, FAAP. Thousand Oaks, CA.

"We are very, very pro-vaccination. All of our vaccines are thimerosal-free. I try to do all I can to convince parents that they are taking a much greater chance not vaccinating than they are doing with vaccines. We do have a handful of parents who, despite our best efforts, choose not to vaccinate. We continue to see those children, but we insist that the parents sign a waiver we have indicating that we are 'agreeing to disagree' on this issue and having them accept full responsibility should their child contract one of the diseases in question." — John W. Waidner, MD, FAAP. Jacksonville FL.

"We do not accept parents who totally refuse to vaccinate; however, we have parents who customize their children's vaccination schedule." — Andrzej Klos, MD, FAAP. Hoboken, NJ.

To obtain these results, Babble randomly called 300 AAP-approved pediatricians in 50 states, then tallied the answers of the 20 who called back. Pediatrician Poll appears in Strollerderby every Friday.