Amanda Peet Causes a Stir - Issues Apology
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Someone might be getting a Jenny McCarthy beatdown!
Amanda Peet had a few choice words for parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids in the July issue of Cookie magazine.
The pro-childhood vaccinations actress said, "parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites."
Peet has since issued an apology for her 'mean and divisive' comment but stands firm on her position regarding childhood vaccinations.
Like Jenny McCarthy, there are many who believe that vaccinations could cause Autism.
Thankfully, Peet acknowledged that name calling has no place in the ongoing debate.
What do U think about this issue???
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Posted: July 17, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I think Jenny says, why so many vaccinations & should all vaccinations be one size fits all, not DO NOT vaccinate.
guess I'm a parasite… and NO i don't depend on the rest of you herd of cattle that believe EVERY thing a doctor tells you to do. I depend on my background of intestinal fortitude to stay up and take care of my child and ensure he's healthy. I don't cram all sort's of medicine down his throat either, or give him antibiotics because I "think" he has an infection. God forbid you people actually do some research on the human body and put some effort into your children before pointing fingers at people like me and scream that it's all my fault that your malnourished child is sick. There is such thing as TO MUCH. To many vaccines are put into infants, I feel that if you are pro-vaccine then great, but you should really learn everything you can rather than letting someone tell you your child will die if you decide no to vaccinate all at once. I chose not to vaccinate due to my husband nearly dying when he received his first round of vaccinations - he is medically exempt and allergic to additives in the vaccine, so guess what that means my son could die from the vaccine that could "save" his life. No thanks. If you chose to vaccinate, congratulations - hope everything went great. My decision has nothing to do with autism.
We vaccinate WAY too early in children's lives, and put way too much in their system too soon. If a child under 2 should not be given honey for fear of getting sick due to their immune systems being so fragile and have a chance of getting botulism, why should they have a virus, even a dead one, injected into their body? No vaccinations until at least 2 years of age, no combination vaccines, and at least a 6 week "resting period" in between vaccinations.
And if their is no correlation between vaccines and autism, why does the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), pay off families of children who became injured from vaccinations, including those who became autistic after vaccination?
NOW WAY!!! NEVER!!!! Would I vaccinate a child!! Go to www.naturalnews.com. And read for yourself. Bloody poisoning your kids!!
Re: rrrachowww – Before there were vaccines, people were dying "naturally" all over the place. Enough of this natural/organic bullshit. Marketing phrase to push over-prices foods and crap to the self-righteous elite.
I think is a choice, but I rather have my baby protected against all these illnesses that come around and are dangerous, but if vaccinations ’cause autism almost everybody would be autistic, even I….
Re: saman –
Maybe, just maybe, since you said your 3 mo old is on formula, there is something wrong with your way of life. Why would you have a 3 month old on formula when you have this organic lifestyle??? Why the f are you not breastfeeding????? Sounds like your food plan didn't work for your own body.
It's also proven that during the vaccination period a baby is more at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Having vaccinations does not cause Autism. Since 2001 when they took Mercury products (the ones believed to cause Autism) out of all vaccinations, Autism rates continue to rise. Also, vaccines are communal, so if 70%+ get vaccinated it can protect the whole community. But, as more people stop vaccinations it puts the whole community at risk. The vaccines are much MUCH MUCH less harmful that the diseases they protect against. Vaccination is the only way in the history of disease that we have been able to wipe out diseases from the earth. We need them to make our world healthier.
Vaccination are not new and this autism epidemic IS relatively new. If autism is in fact caused by the vaccinations it shouldn't be hard to find what has changed over the years and find the link and fix it. All of these parents have been vaccinated and autism was never an issue.
VACCINATE YOUR CHILDREN…a non-proven small possibility of autism, or a big chance that your child will contract numerous diseases…seems simple…VACCINATE!
It's so wrong to not vaccinate kids. Do these people think that polio, measles, rubella, diptheria etc should not be prevented? And as lots have mentioned her, there's no hard evidence showing vac. to cause autism
the autism thing was long disproved, it was an irresponsible scientist who was highly biased, they are just showing their ignorance by playing the autism card
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Just recently scientists in Sweden think its to do with lack of SUNLIGHT (I guess vitimin D) it has been noted that alot of somalians living in Sweden got autism they call it the "swedish disease" or something, as lots are getting it over here in sweden and not as many in somalia - the difference - sunlight - or so they believe. Black people need more sun to get through their skin to make vitamin D, also think there are more cases of people with autism who live further away from the equator (i.e places that dont get as much sun.)
Apparently all you need is 10 minutes a day of sun.
I hope they can research this more. People are so focused on the vaccines being bad, yes it is a person choice for a mother, but i think getting your kid vaccinated is the best idea.
Re: Ignor –
Bravo! My thought exactly. Vaccinate Yes (Polio, TB etc), but not so much in so little time!
Why should we vaccinate against chicken pox for example? Let them catch it and build an immune system like normal human beings. Good grief!
My 2 cents -
First of all Jenny Macarthy is not against vaccinating children. She talks mostly about the fact the schedule for vaccinations is very agressive and has like tripled what we give a child all before age 2 than it was in 1980 - with no real valid reasons behind why this change was necessary.
Second of all - they took all of the mercury out of vaccines. I have an almost 2 yr old and although he was due for his MMR a few months ago, I waited until last month. My doctor and I talked about how there were no signs of autism in my son, so there was no concern with the shot (and allegedly they have no reason to be concerned about this to begin with), and he has been fine ever since.
In this case, I am with both of them. I think children should get vaccinations - however, I do agree that maybe they don't need to be as aggressive as they are with shots. Jenny suggests that you be informed that you work out a schedule that works for your that you are comfortable with and not go by what they doctors say. And she wants the vaccines to be clean - making sure that the child is only getting the appropriate medicine and no added ingredients. To me, it sounds like she has the right idea.
danth:
I am well aware of when autism can be diagnosed, but the point I was making was that he was speaking above his age level prior to the vaccinations. He was interacting. He made eye contact. It is one of the saddest things to watch the home videos of the child pre-vac and post-vac. It was like another child was switched with him.
There have been many reports proving that immunization shots are definitely one of the reasons for Autism. There is a reason why you now have to sign a waiver when your child is vaccinated. There have beec cases in Ohio of children who became "vegetables" after and due to immunization, and these people have won their cases against the State of Ohio
There is no actual evidence that vaccines do cause autism. I rather have a child healthy then have them contract the diseases, which are on the rise again. could be due to the fact that many parents do not vaccinate their children
Jenny McCarthy should shut her big annoying mouth. Hey Jenny…..maybe , just maybe, your child has autism because he just does. People MUST stop listening to her. She is misinformed and hell bent on forcing her OPINIONS on others when she has no medical degree to speak about the subject. Yes, it is awful about her son, but is the alternative better…..contract a disease that can kill you? Last I checked, Autism doesn't. Go ahead parents…listen to her annoying opinions, don't vaccinate, but DON'T send you kids to school to mix with the others…..it's not right nor fair to others!
She shouldn't have apologized, she was right. Her reponse was spot on, intelligent, and respectful. I also believe people are wasting time and money focusing on vaccines. Something (many things?) is causing the rise in rates of autism, it's not vaccines. People need to stop listening when the media reports on PSUEDO-SCIENCE and taking it as fact. The media should be more responsible (not gonna happen). By the way, love Amanda Peet, I read that article last night and was excited to see that some members of Hollywood's elite are educated and using their platform for good. Bravo Amanda!!!
Thanks Perez for the great coverage. Personally as a parent of a vaccine damaged child I did not find her apology to be much of an apology. It is more of an explanation of her statement. Its really do bad because her mom's Parkinson disease is probably due to a vaccine preservative, leaving her poor child now at a higher risk also.
QUOTE: "Like Jenny McCarthy, there are many who believe that vaccinations could cause Autism."
Yeah, and there a lot of people who believe they've been abducted by aliens out there too.
As for all of the comments suggesting "Do your research", I suggest you do yours! The link between autism and vaccinations has been disproved many times over and people are STILL believing sensationalist bullshit holidays.
Who knows, perhaps Jenny McCarthy has something to feel guilty for in relation to her son's autism hence her public need to blame others for it!
MY SON HAS ASPERGERS AND i AM SURE IT WAS NOT THE SHOTS THAT GAVE IT TO HIM .
Vaccinate or don't let your kid near mine! I won't even let my child go anywhere near children that were born in a foreign country. If you ask your doctor to space the shots out (6mths), you won't have any stress.
My son is autistic and he showed no sighn of any problems untill the week of his 18 month old shots.He got very sick from all his shots but very sick after that one.He talked early , walked earlt did everything.Now my son only speaks 2 words, mamma and dada.I lost my boy that week and were worken like crazy 3 years later trying to get him back.I think that some kids cant handle all of those shots, there are way to many.So some kids are ok but others arent.It use to be 15 years ago 1 in 10,000 kids had autism.Now is 1 in 150 and increasing.The thing that has changed is the amount and whats in the vaccines.This is somthing that cant be ignored!I regret everyday for having my son vacinated, but I believe its different for every child.Just my opinion.
Its a very complicated and confusing issue but I understand Peet's side because these vaccines protect children I would much rather have an autistic child than a dead one.
Re: What? –
LOOK at the pollutants in our water and environment (maybe even our food).. there's a plethora of drugs in minute quantities in our drinking water but was the effect ever measured in fetuses? Plus what kind of drugs are the parents on while pregnant that are legal even? Just wondering. There are so many negative impacts in our society these days, we can only hypothesize at this point.
Children need to be vaccinated, there is not one shred of evidence supporting the autism claim lets look at the food supply or something else that may be causing the extreme increase in autism vaccines are not it stop wasting time on that avenue
errrr, that would be headlines, not holidays!!!
how horribly ridiculous that someone just posted that autism is caused by the mothers. I know many MANY children with autism and not one of their mothers were ever "pill poppers."
do you research! there is a way to vaccine safely….dont go w/ the flow ..edcuate yourself. some vaccines are necessary and some are money making hell! EDCUATE..some of u sound so ignorant!
The HIB virus, which is now vaccinated against regularly, used to be one of the leading causes of death for children under 5 in the United States until not that long ago. My brother nearly died from epiglotitis brought on by a HIB infection and he was young, before the HIB vaccination was available. HIb is one of the leading causes of mental retardation in children. Hib causes death in about 1 in 5 children who get it. Many others are permanently disabled because of it. Just something to chew on, especially because this virus is so infectious. I can understand people wanting to skip on chicken pox or other childhood diseases that are not considered to be "that bad"- but some vaccinations prevent absolutely horrible diseases and it is a shame that some parents are scared away from vaccinating.
I am a pediatrician and although I think it's not productive for these actresses to bicker, I ABSOLUTELY believe in vaccination and ABSOLUTELY would vaccinate my children. Autism is scary and there's no known cause for it yet, so people are blaming vaccines. There is no proof that vaccines cause autism, period. An actress and a bunch of people saying it does does not make it so! And there is no mercury in vaccines any more even though people continue to perpetuate this thought. Unfortunately, I think it's going to take a resurgence of serious infectious disease for this fear of vaccination to go away, which is very sad. The decision making in this country is fear-based.
Amanda Peet's baby is adorable. I hope she never knows what it's like to watch a child descend into autism. That would be cruel irony.
That's exactly what it is - a coincidence.
I think Amanda Peet possesses a limited vocabulary.
parasite: noun 1. an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
2. a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
3. (in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc.
so tell me how that applies to someone who doesn't vaccinate a child?
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Now had she said they were :
careless, feckless, heedless, inattentive, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking—maybe then you could make a case.
But parasitic? doesn't fit.
Amanda Peet,
With such a hot topic, educate yourself!!! Knowledge is power. Vaccinations can cause adverse reactions in children and adults. One size does not fit all.
Lisa
(mother of 8 year old daughter who is autistic. Was hospitalize 5 hours after her 18 month shots. She never spoke again.)
As a parent, I understand her concern with parents who choose not to vaccinate their children. IT IS because of the vaccines that we do not have these diseases running rampant in this country. And as a parent who has researched everything that is put into these vaccines and realized just how many vaccines my child was getting in one sitting, something needs to be done about it. There are many shots that have more than one vaccine in them and there is no reason for it. I think that parents need to wake up and realize what it is doing to our children. I thank god for the pediatrician that my daughter has. Who knows how parents feel about vaccines and is doing something. She has no problem doing an alternate vax schedule and not giving vax's if the parents don't want it. My daughter is on an alternate vax schedule and does not get more than 2 vaccinations at each visit. Luckily, the pedi. has the individual vax's in individual doses at her office to save parents the hassle of trying to find them.
Tonya, AS far as you know.. please… as if you were with your friends every waking moment to know any better.
As a mother of 2 autistic boys I fully support vacinating your children. I do not believe they cause autism.
I'm so glad I'm Childfree - these "MOMMY WARS" are ridiculous! Mothers bitch about everything under the sun and rake each other through the coals. Nothing they do is right because the next Mother will one up with horror stories of "who's birth was more painful". And don't get me started with the Tit Nazis - you have to be half crazy to even want to jump into Motherhood these days. I feel sorry for good, honest, hardworking, sane Moms….other Mothers will eat them alive.
I believe the main shot linked with autism is the MMR jab right? Wouldn't you rather have an autistic child than a child that dies of a preventable disease?
I'm autistic, but I displayed signs of autism way before I was vaccinated, it's a form of brain damage. There's no proof of what causes it: people who don't know what they're talking about should shut the hell up
Let the parents decide? Maybe if they're doctors who specialize in this sort of thing. If you're not an MD you can either follow your emotions or the advice of a doctor you trust. Either way there is risk involved, but if you believe in modern medicine and are reasonably intelligent, you're probably going to go with the second option.
Tonya, look at how prescription drug use has increased over the past few decades! Many of these are perfectly allowable to remain on during pregnancy.
basically I agree with Peet. maybe parasites is a bit harsh, but morons… you can delay vaccines… you don't have to skip them.
For those of you who enjoy pumping your children full of (aborted fetal tissue aluminum, formaldahyde, chicken embryos, live virus, dead virus) go right ahead.
If you were to actually look at the stats you would see that the decline in most major diseases happened long BEFORE the introduction of vaccination. Maybe because of cleaner more stable living conditions, clean drinking water, anti-biotics, etc…
I live everyday with a child who is a victim of vaccination damage, and no its no autism. It is leukodystrophy.. vanishing white matter, and why?? because the LIVE measles in the MMR attacked her white matter…
It is time that we stop using our children as pincushions, get off our lazy asses and find out the TRUTH about vaccination… it took me having my daughter disabled for life to actually do some research and what I found was revolting, and disturbing to say the least.
Tonya, look at how prescription drug use has increased over the past few decades! Many of these are perfectly allowable to remain on during pregnancy. Now, lets also assess the age that women are having babies these days- much older. Now it's likely that there might be dna abnormalities plus these same mothers will be more likely on medications due to their aging ailments and their babies are exposed to these things. OH WELL!
PLEASE! Vaccinate your children and I promise your children will be better off.
Amanda Peet said what she said, as well as Jenny McCarthey says what she says. That doesn't mean we praise Jenny for opening her huge mouth. Get over it and let the Mom's in the media world be Moms!!
arthy says what she says
Vaccinations only work if everyone gets them! Autism is scary, but 1) there's no proof vaccines cause it and 2) isn't it the lesser of 2 evils? Really, neither is good, but would you prefer 100,000 kids with autism or a deadly plague of millions with polio?
I think Amanda Peet is a cunt
Though I personally question vaccines for other reasons, I sure as hell rather my child have autism then die of polio.
Jenny McCarthy is a phsyco path if she thinks she is the only person in the universe who cured Autism.
Re: donna –
No, I'm not. But aren't there people in your life that you know well enough to know if they are "pill poppers" or not? And are you agreeing that autism is caused by a mother abusing drugs or alcohol during her pregnancy because that is ridiculous
Amanda is right! Maybe not about name calling… but go AMANDA!!!!!
People like Jenny who "believe" are wrong and are gambling with their kid's lives and other kid's lives. Studies and investigations show there are no links. There was autism long before there were vaccines and even if there was a link the lives saved with vaccines would far outweigh the number of kids getting autism.
Vaccinations are the smart way to go. Not vaccinating your children put them AND the rest of our popluation in harm's way. Although name-calling is not necessary - Peet's right.
It's amazing that I was born in the 70's, vaccinations were the norm and there was hardly the epidemic of Autism that you see today. With the current bitching and moaning, helicopter parenting and 'no school' schooling, I imagine a future full of the most obnoxious, self indulged spoiled brats growing up into even worse 'cry me a river' adults - I weep for the future.
Re: Miche –
Yes it is your choice to vaccinate but at that point you must be prepared to home school as no public school in the United States will allow your child to attend. Why?? Well because you child could infect an entire class or school with Measles, Mumps, Hep A ect….When you opt to NOT vaccinate you are counting on every other parent to do it thus the parasite comment. Yes there might be risk but there is FAR greater risk in not vaccinating…I mean what was the life expectancy prior to vaccinations…well it was 35 years old. It is not a simple issue but it is just more dangerous to not vaccinate- parenting is not an easy job it is full of hard choices.
As a mother of an autistic child I can gaurantee you that it is genetic. Failure to vaccinate your kids is idiotic and careless.
i agree with amanda, children need to be vaccinated.
Re: con – maybe we should introduce you to parents that have had kids that died of disease caught from another child that was NOT vaccinated…hello mumps kills, measles kills, hep a kills…nobody wants a child to become autistic but I would rather haver an autistic child than a dead child.
There are arguments on both sides. If don't vaccinate you risk serious diseases if you vaccinate with the MMR vaccine you risk autism, just do your research
If you don't Vaccinate then your kids should not and will not be allowed in a public school. Vaccinations have been going on for years for a reason. If people stop getting Vaccinated, the world will be one infected place in 10 years. I have two kids and boths have been Vaccinated.
Yeah the media has blown this story so out of proportion, yet the general public (which has shown itself numerous times to not be the smartest group of people) has completely bought into it and is now fearful of vaccines that likely to be considered one of the greatest discoveries in all of humankind. How many people have vaccinations saved? Too many to count, and yet people are all of a sudden against vaccinations? Someone would rather risk having their child get a disease that has the potential to be FATAL is completely mindless to myself and most educated people. Its completely ridiculous, and something only the uninformed general public would do. People can have bad reactions to ANY KIND OF MEDICATION, you name it, over-the-counter aspirin, tylenol, whatever. It's the same with vaccinations. Yet for every one person that has a bad reaction, how many people have used the medication or received a vaccination safely without side effects? People keep writing in about how their kid got a fever and a rash and had a seizure after giving their kid a vaccine. These are side effects that are 99% NON-FATAL. Yet the protection your child receives from that vaccine can save your kid from a potentially FATAL disease.
Peet didn't have to apologize; how long were we receiving all of these inoculations safely without anything happening? Sure, the incidence of autism is on the rise, but that is because we know a little bit more about it and because we know what to look for in children. For all we know, autism has been going on for ages (before vaccinations were common or even came about!), but doctors did not know what it was, how to treat it, or it was simply clumped into a "mental disability group". Remember, austism is classified as a developmental disorder, a term that itself is relatively new. And for the record, yes, my kids (2 boys) are/were vaccinated and the great benefits far outweigh the very small risks.
seriously vaccines DO NOT Cause autism. When will people learn that. Many Many studies have found no link and i have a brother who is autistic. I would die for a cure/reason for his problems but there just isn't one. don't blame the vaccines that save us from many other diseases!!!!!
Re: me – You can request for a mercury free vaccine- there is one on the market- all I had to do was request this from my pediatrician and they ordered it and my insurance paid for it …again wouldn't you rather risk autism than the death of your child from measles mumps or rubella..and still there is no hard data that links it to vaccines…
She's saying that the people who don't vaccinate rely on the immunity of others who have been vaccinated to prevent them getting polio, etc. THOSE PEOPLE ARE PARASITES. They benefit through something someone else has done. But hey, let's not get vaccinated and we just pray that our children don't get any of those killer diseases.
If it was proven that vaccinattions caused any serious health conditions I'm sure the FDA would pull them.
There is always a chance that something, anything can cause serious medical problems…how about the "old cell phone" myth that they cause brain cancer….
I bet Ms. McCarthy still uses a cell phone and I bet her man's daughter uses one also.
AP shouldn't have said such harsh words but my 3 kids all had their shots and are all healthy adults.
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT CAUSES AUTISM!!!! So all you people that support vaccinations but never ever experienced a child with autism or developmental delays can shut the fuck up. I am sick and tired of all you PRO vaccine people acting so righteous as if you did the research and know the true cause.
jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey were recently spotted supporting GREEN OUR VACCINES.
Jim's kid has autism so I imagine the cause is very close to his heart.
AMERICANS ARE STUPID. plain and simple.
the Canadian Air Farce comedy show makes fun of stupid americans (and canadians, but at least they talk about the stupidity of vaccines in the air) for their BLIND (unresearched) use if vaccines. their clip was specifically about the flu shot and how it contains MERCURY, which never leaves our bodies.
GET SMART PEOPLE. read a book!!!
Jenny McCartney has done the research, she has a child with autism as do I. She went on Larry King and challenged those asshole doctors with proven data that too many vaccinations too soon is causing harm. God bless Amanda Peet, she just called up some doctor and took his word for it, which makes her ignorant. As a celebrity you will be judged for what you say, so be informed before you open your mouth.
Re: Tonya –
you really think drugs and alcohol have no effects on a baby? you are really a fucking moron. also, there are legal medications ( NOT ABUSED might i add) and we dont know the effects on children you nimrod.
Re: love – you are stupid and ignorant for calling me names. Since I work in a pediatricians office, I would think that I know the facts. I am glad that you would rather call names than research the subject
Re: DHNJS – Yep…this is what I believe too. Not every human has the same immune system. So why would the medical community insist on every person getting the same vaccine? I'm pro vaccine…but I think the possibility that these serums are causing a break down in some children's immune system needs to be examined. I have an Autistic child…who is fully vaccinated. I pray every time he has to take another shot. He seems to react poorly every time, yet somehow this doesn't seem to bother people like Amanda Peet.
Don't vaccinate your kids. Please, by all means, let them get measles, mumps, and rubella. If they die, well… I guess that's just evolution in action. Subject your childrens' unprepared immune systems to parasites and diseases. Let your autistic children die before you even have the chance to find out they're autistic.
There is no scientifically substantiated link between the MMR and autism. You anti-vacc people are grasping at straws… Time to search for a better solution to the problem. Preferably one that doesn't involve putting huge populations of innocent children at risk.
I have a son with autism, and let me tell you he was perfect before vacs. My second child did not have vacs. and she is perfect. Amanda Peet is a moron and she should really think what she says, because parents are suffering because there children will never be well. WHo knows why this is happening? I persoanlly think it was the vaccinations.
From a mother who knows.
and TONYA, unless you are attached to the ass of your friends, please dont give me some ridiculous heresay on what they were or weren't doing. you sound like such a freaking moron!
it's important that some people believe that OVERvaccination not simply vaccinations may lead to autism. There are studies that show a link between overvaccinating a child and the disease; it can also be GENETIC. There are certain things that people should prevent their children from contracting such as hepatitis and measles/mumps/rubella, meningitis. Keep in mind that certain vaccines are mandatory to attend public school. A vaccine for something like chicken pox on the other hand…. i think you could pass on that. come on, its a right of passage. why deny the kid a couple weeks off of school for something he will no doubt survive? As parents, do your research and do what you and the pediatrician feel is best for your child.
sure there is a chance of a negative outcome from getting a vaccination but people are better off getting them!
Re: Cindy – That sounds like an absolutely REPUTABLE source you have there.
Re: EARTH – I would like you to tell my grandparents and all those of their generation that polio is "minor". They were TERRIFIED of the summer months because of this disease! This crippled and killed many more children than cases of autism that were caused by vaccinations. Please stop preaching your fear-based untruths.
Re: chris – THAT… is harsh and rude and wrong!!
The benefits of vaccinating FAR outweigh the very very small risks. These parents who don't vaccinate their children are going to be responsible for bringing back almost exting diseases like polio and whooping cough.
There are also people who think the earth if flat and that evolution isn't real. The science is pretty strong that vaccinations do not cause autism.
Re: rache – Rache- You do realize you just said Jim's kid has autism? and it's JENNY'S!
Re: donna –
First of all, it IS in fact possible to have an intelligent conversation without cursing and resorting to name calling….whether you agree or not. And, not once did I say that I didn't believe that medications could have an effect on children, I do believe they can. I was simply replying to an earlier post that stated that ALL cases of autism were because the mothers were pillheads. This is not true. I further don't believe that autism as a whole can be linked back to minor medications consumed during pregnancy. Can taking those medications harm your baby. Of course they can. But, is that the sole cause of autism…no way. That was the only point I was trying to make. If you disagree, that's fine…we can continue the conversation. However, please try to keep the conversation civil.
I wonder how Amana Peet would feel if her child was diagnosed with autism. The absolute nerve of this woman who is uneducated about vaccines and the links with autism. She should stick to making movies that no one bothers to see.
They haven't found any real link between vaccinations and autism. What can be proven is that kids who aren't vaccinated are at risk for very serious and deadly childhood diseases. I have worked with children with autism extensively, and while my heart goes out to their parents, causing panic about vaccination doesn't help anybody.
Re: DDH22 – Are you kidding me? Vaccination is a personal choice. There are plenty of studies that have shown vaccines contain harmful ingredients. As the sister of an severly autistic brother, I can honestly say you show your ignorance with coments like "DUHH OF COURSE, IF YOU DON'T YOU'RE AN IDIOT". I'm sure you would change your tune if you experienced the effects of a reaction to a vaccine or had a child whose autism may have been caused by early vaccines.
vaccinate bitches,
my dad almost died of polio as well as thousands in the 50's, some still live today attached to an iron lung for the past 50 years
doctors/scientisits began phasing out timerosal from vaccines in 2001. if you did your research you'd know that thimerosal was the additive containing high amounts of mercury. however since it's removal, autism levels have gone up.
thus there is no PROVEN DIRECT link to it being the cause of autism.
Parents, please vaccinate your kids!! you're putting their lives and the lives of those around them in danger!
JENNY MCCARTHY JUST CANT GET OVER THE FACT SHE DIDNT HAVE A "PERFECT" CHILD. HE'S AUTISTIC. SHE SHOULD JUST STOP TRYING TO POINT TO THE FINGER ON ANY ONE REASON WHY HER CHILD IS AUTISTIC. IT JUST HAPPENS. THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE. SHE SHOULD STOP BLAMING EVERYTHING AND JUST GET OVER IT.
There's nothing wrong with vaccinations. Just a bunch of hullabaloo raised by a bunch of bored housewives. People who don't vaccinate their kids should be sterilized. Seriously.
Re: momof – What?? Are you not vaccinating to be immune??? Are you not vaccinating so your child is "safe" from these diseases… well if what you are saying is true.. vaccinating IS useless!
I would never listen to an ex cokewhore like Jenny McCarthy about pediatrics & vaccinations. That dicksucking how parades her poor son around and exploits him, I feel so bad for him. I belive you must vaccinate your children not only to prevent disease for themselves but also to prevent an epidemic worldwide. There is a major outbreak of measles currently in the states, I think people refusing to vaccinate has contributed to that. I vaccinate my children and there is no medical evidence that vaccinations cause autism.
Re: jules – Any public school will let you in as long as you have a waiver signed by their dr.
There's no such thing as Autism. Back in the day kids were just considered "slow". Autism was just a name invented to sell drugs to parents who can't handle the fact that their kid is retarded.
Re: Angie –
To all of you IDIOTS saying natural is better:
GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES.
Look at mortality rates: In the US only 13 out of 100,000 women die during pregnancy/childbirth (also called obstetrical death), in Afghanistan, 16,000 of every 100,000 DIE.(Out of the lucky 84,000 who live many are so damaged from childbirth that they have one hole goes from their anus to their clitoris back to front, oh wait, that is if they still have their clit.)
For child mortality: In the US only 8 of every 1000 die before age 5, in Afghanistan 257 IN EVERY 1000 die before age 5. (This stat is not because of the war, the conditions there are so NATURAL that people don't even get to debate whether or not to vaccinate, they just die of terrible diseases)
Natural is not the answer fools.
I was vaccinated… I am the oldest of 5 - we were all vaccinated… BUT my youngest brother is autistic….
I would still vaccinate my kids… there is just no way to tell. It is sad to have a child with any ailment or handicap.