A little morning debate: To vaccinate or to not vaccinate?
Jenny McCarthy is attacking back against actress Amanda Peet after her comments in a recent magazine interview, where she called parents who choose not to vaccinate their children, parasites in an upcoming issue of Spectrum Magazine.
Even after Amanda apologized for her comments, Jenny is taking pride in being called a parasite and defending the autism community. In Spectrum’s October/ November issue Jenny says, “she has a lot of balls to come forward and be on that side, because there is an angry mob on my side, I like the fact that I can say she’s completely wrong.”
Jenny a mother of a recovered autistic child has recently led a rally of thousdands with Jim Carrey in Washington DC, this past summer, calling for the Federal Government to clean vaccines of all toxins and to change a loaded schedule that leads to the cause of autism. There are over 5000 cases of parents suing the government for improper immunization of children.
Doctors across the the nation are going after Jenny McCarthy’s crusade. According to Spectrum, The American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) put a nationwide casting call looking for a spokesperson to combat Jenny. Jenny has been gaining world wide media attention fighting against what she deems, unsafe vaccines. Amanda Peet agreed to be a spokesperson for Ever Child By Two (ECBT) because she was concerned about the information circulating throughout Hollywood.
According to Jenny “Until she walks in our shoes she has no idea?? referring to Amanda Peet. She also says that the AAP “sucks”.
National Autism Advocacy Group, Autism United, is calling for a boycott of all of Amanda Peet’s movies. “We want to send a clear message to her,” says Executive Director, John Gilmore. “Our community will not support the continued misinformation that is funneled into the media by organizations like ECBT and the AAP. We are not against vaccines, rather we are for safe vaccines. Until they understand that, we won’t back down. Ms. Peet’s comments are deplorable and an apology will not suffice. We applaud Jenny McCarthy’s continued efforts and for speaking up for our community.”
DEBATE! Let’s start a debate, shall we? Where do you stand on the vaccine issue? Both of my boys were vaccinated (but not many people questioned it 6 & 8 years ago) but if I had a newborn, I would still vaccinate now. My sister, Robyn, has decided that while she will vaccinate her new son, she won’t give him more than one/two shots at a time. I’ve heard of more people doing this – it’s easier for their little bodies to take the immunizations when they’re not given all at once. Instead of getting mass doses every six months or so, give them one – maybe two every or every other month.
What do you think?
PS: I can appreciate Jenny McCarthy, and what she’s trying to do, but man – she drives me NUTS. I saw her on Oprah last week, and I find her very annoying. That’s just my opinion, of course. 
