Amanda Peet Causes a Stir - Issues Apology
Filed under: Baby Blabber > Jenny McCarthy
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
Re: con – i take it you weren't vaccinated and perhaps have some weird disease because of it…how very sad for you….i guess your parents didn't love you enough.
it's a devisive subject but i definitely see where amanda peet is coming from. if millions of people decide not to vaccinate their children then we could have epdemics of chilhood disease which i think would make the parents who decided not to vaccinate feel very guilty if their own child became sick. my son had a a bad reaction to a vaccine in the early 90's so i opted to have that one taken out of his vaccines after that, by the time my daughter was born the vaccine was fine. when i weighed the decision of vacciniating and not vaccinating it seemed very obvious that it is the best deicision to vaccinate your kids. i respect jenny mccarthy but there is no scientific evidence backing her claims that vaccinating causes austism.
This is always going to be a controversial topic. I am 100% for vaccinations. The big contributing factor in vaccines that was thought to be a cause for autism was thimerisol. It has since been removed from vaccines, if not all, many. Autism has most recently been discovered to more than likely be a genetic neurological disorder. It is every parent's choice to decide whether or not to vaccinate their child, but think about how many diseases have practically been wiped out because of the vaccinations. You can't shelter your children forever by home schooling them. They could pick up tetanus in your front yard, and then what…your child is going to die because they weren't vaccinated. But it's still your choice, it's a gamble either way…
Amanda Peet needs to do her research…back in Feb a family was awarded $$$ after proving vaccines resulted in their child's autism. You have no way of knowing if your child is going to have a reaction to the MMR vaccine which could result in autism if they are predisposed to it until they are given the vaccine…and then it is too late. And FYI…public schools will absolutely allow a child in who has not been vaccinated…the parents just check the box that says they did not vaccinate due to religious beliefs.
Re: jules – My son is not vaccinatd and goes to public school, do a little research next time.
LOL. Look at all your readers, finally a topic that these fat, pathetic woman can agree on. Figures all your readers are just stupid breeders that read gossip blogs all day and then form their opinions on topics like vaccines. Here's a tip. QUIT HAVING FUCKING KIDS. Geez, its like Idiocracy has become a prophecy. I always find it amusing that all of a sudden these uneducated "mom's" become authorities on vaccines because they researched it on some "blog". HA. When you get your PhD, then you can talk.
Why don't ignorant people just keep their stupid mouths shut? She obviously knows NOTHING about the known dangerous effects of vaccinations. A close friend of mine works in the medical field where she's in contact with pharmaceutical reps all the time. She hasn't met one yet who said they'd have their own children vaccinated, and same goes for most of the medical doctors. By law they're required to push the vaccinations, so they do, but a lot of them won't even have their own kids done. So what does that tell you? Do your research people. You're being injected with toxic and potentially life threatening and/or crippling ingredients that you wouldn't even knowningly step into, let alone have running through your veins.
kids need to have vaccinations. if they dont, they are putting the rest of us at risk. do we really want an outbreak out mumps??
Does anyone know that ALL those damn vaccinations are created AFTER any known viruses have been discovered, and the virus in question has already run its course and is no longer a threat BEFORE the vaccination is even introduced to the general population? Just sayin'. Do your research. In this case, too much information is a good thing.
For those of you believe the CDC has take out thimerosal(mercury) you are fools. Look at the ingredients on the FDA's website!! mercury, antifreeze, etc. go ahead get educated.
Nope. Vaccinations don't cause Autism. I think people make the correlation because kids aren't usually diagnosed until around or after 2 yrs old, which is when they're usually vaccinated too. There's tons of research out there though that shows it's not vaccinations.
Hey MD…how many vaccinations do you have to give so you can pay your country club dues on time?
Knowing 2 autistic children personally a 3 yr old and 6 yr old who were both vaccinated btw I think its the right of the parent to decide for their children and noone especially someone living in cali which btw you DON'T have lead in your vaccines should spout off about it!!!
It's a parents decision about their childs health- their most human resposibility ever in existence. It's the parent's choice to or not to. Whether you support vaccines or not (I do not) name calling and otherwise hateful energy is such a low blow to something close in any parent's heart. I wonder what Peet thinks has suddenly stirred this mystery epidemic in the recent generations though? If it's not vaccines, or genetically modified food, or preservatives, or fluoride, or apartame, hmmm, what could it be?
That is one UGLY FUCKING BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! Yikes
People are like gawd damn sheep being led to the slaughter. Now check out all the "MD's" and mom's who support them coming out to post at Perez's site. How hilarious is that?
Can't help but agree with Amanda- absolutely NO medical evidence to support the connection between the MMR and autism, and in fact one of the key players who suggested that their is a link is currently in front of a committee at the GMC and risking being struck off the British Medical Register.
Parasitic is a pretty harsh word, but as a Doctor I have seen children suffer and in two cases in the past 2 years die as a result of parents choosing not to immunise their kid. Pretty grim.
Yes, vaccinating is a choice, but when you don't vaccinate you are freeloading off society. Amanda is right. There is no proof vaccines cause Autism. People want to blame something
THIS IS ABSURD! NOT HAVING YOUR CHILDREN VACCINATED IS CHILD ABUSE. Everyone needs to do their own research and stop listening to Jenny McCarthy. She is a fool, Amanda Peet is 100% right. How dare celebreties use their fame to mislead the lay public to this extent. Autism is genetic! While your at it, stop bringing your children to the pediatrician for antibiotics when they get sick because apparently doctors don't have your children's best intentions at heart…or so the stupid people positng comments on this site believe.
I am part of an autism support group list serve who posted her commets from the article. Everyone was disgusted!!!! The CDC has been lying for years about the effect of the mercury vaccinations since 1996 when they were keeping confidentional records on the stats of the effects. I too have an autistic child but he was vaccinated in 1999 in Iowa where they had already taking out mercury of all vacines in their state. The newest numbers coming out from federal school reports and the military are now saying "one in 68". Amanda Peet has been fooled into thinking that when a government official says something that it's actually true. Poor girl doesn't have a brain to think for her or her child. I can't believe that people aren't freaking out more about this. Your chances of having a child with a disability is scarey. I encourage everyone to avoid flu shots too because they have the mercury in them too. Europe and others have never used mercury. Why is America so stupid? I do believe you should still vacinate but I do believe they better start pre screening kids for problems ect. What good will it be if everyone is autistic but we don't have the chickenpox? There won't be anyone to take care of these kids and adults because there isn't anyone right now.
Nobody who comments here actually seems to know what autism. It is not a disease you can catch, like the flu. It is a spectrum of behavioural and developmental disorders. Additionally, to all those 'mothers' who refuse to vaccinate their children because of "dangerous toxins": Wait until your child contracts measles, mumps, rubella, polio, diptheria etc,etc. Then you will know what 'dangerous' really means.
I think this Peet should talk to Holly Robinson Peete!
People who do not vaccinate their children not only put their own child at risk, but others as well….it should be made illegal not to! I think she is right in what she said.
Re: Kate – wow, maybe you should really stop breeding. No offense and all.
I agree wtih Peet. Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are benefiting from other children getting vaccinated but not sharing in the risk. I think a lot of people forget that polio, mumps, rubella took many lives before these vaccines were introduced in immunization schedules and don't realize that if children are not vaccinated against these disease, the diseases will re-emerge in high numbers.
I wasn't vaccinated- my mom got my older sister done up and then they went "ohh– yeah those didn't count" and she went f-this I'm not putting my kids through it- I am healthier than most people I know- I'm like a super-human. Let's all stay shot-less!
Have an autistic kid and then pop off people. Autism is a nerological disorder. It is not a behavioral disorder. Behavioral problems are a symtom of the nerological problem. It's on the same level as alzheimers, stroke patients ect. So if you think Autism is a behavorial problem then your living in the dark ages.
I was vaccinated so were both of my children and we are all fine. Plus you HAVE to have the kids vaccinated to be able to go to school. They will NOT let them in without it.
I don't understand why PRO-vaccination supporters care. If the vaccine is so great, the only kids at risk are the ones who did not get vaccinated. Jenny's kid could never get Amanda's kid sick unless Jenny's right and the vaccines cause problems and fail to be effective enough to warrant the risk.
Considering some of the moronic comments left below I am assuming most of you do not have children that are autistic. You are not predisposed to having autism. Otherwise we would be having a genetic crisis and that is not possibe. Mercury has not been used in vaccines in 7 years and autism is still increasing. Also how can you compare people who have died from vaccinations to the millions and millions that have been saved from them?
Have an autistic kid and then pop off people. Autism is a nerological disorder. It is not a behavioral disorder. Behavioral problems are a symptom of the nerological problem. It's on the same level as alzheimers, stroke patients ect. So if you think Autism is a behavorial problem then your living in the dark ages.
Compare mercury poisoning to autism symptoms.
They are the same down to the toe walking.
Yet not one Dr. has diagnosed a child with mercury poisoning.
mysteriously the only healing is to remove mercury from the system which is not easy
While it's not totally unfounded, there is no proven direct connection between vaccinations and autism. My mother is a speech language pathologist who works with dozens of autistic children, and she says she won't be convinced that vaccines cause the disease unless it is proven.
Her baby is FUGLY!
Re: MD – #410
- Be honest Dr., you and the medical community don't know what causes autism yet. I am the mom of an autistic boy and while I don't think autism is necessarily caused by vaccines, the genetics argument has not been proven either. There may be links to genetics and genetic weaknesses that predispose kids to autism. There is no identifiable autism gene. The way we diagnose autism has changed, kids with asberger's syndrome a generation ago would have called "wierd" or "eccentric". But all this doesn't explain the increase in the numbers diagnosed. What does explain these increase? - You don't know yet!!!!!!!!!!!!
- If the medical community really wants to convince the public that vaccines are not the cause, then they need to take a REAL interest in the disability and research the causes. I personally believe it is not a priority for MDs because there is xray to diagnose it and no antibotic to cure it. It isn't something that hard tests and scientific studies can pinpoint easily. Parents are getting their information from eachother because the pediatricians shrug their shoulders.
Re: Terry –
You use the word mercury as if you know what you're talking about, don't you?
Ethylmercury is not the same thing as its cousin, methylmercury. Cumulative and high doses of methylmercury can produce renal and neurologic damage. It can build up in the brain and stay in the body for a long time. Ethylmercury is more, well, mercurial. It is expelled rapidly from the body and it does not accumulate. Nevertheless, guidelines for the ingestion of ethylmercury were based on those for methylmercury.
see here: www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/07-06-20.html#feature
She actually does have a point. The children of parents who choose not to vaccinate are in a sense piggybacking off vaccinated children. Due to something called "herd immunity" only a certain percentage of people (i think it's 97%) need to be vaccinated in order to prevent a disease in the entire population. This is because if a disease that most people are vaccinated against breaks out in a population it will probably not spread because infected people are not likely to come into contact with susceptible people. So unvaccinated people are protected even though they are not immune because so many other people are immune.
my god, i didnt know that there are parents who doesnt vaccinate their children! this is an absurd.. here in brazil everyone vaccinates their children, even homeless people vaccinate for free. what this parents have in mind, its obviously that children need to be vaccinated!!
Read about how vaccinations cocktails are messing with kids before you smart off. That's totally what's wrong here. Everyone just goes along with everything without investigating. Compliance is what is expected. Be an advocate for your kids and do some research. Ask for the non mercury vax.
very hard to tell.autism is a very delicate subject.
Unfortunately, the scaremongering media decided to run with the scandalous story that vaccines may harm our precious babies. We are currently seeing a resurgence in diseases that were almost entirely eradicated when most children were vaccinated, such as measles, mumps, rubella and even polio. If a pregnant woman were to catch German Measles from an unvaccinated child, her child is statistically highly likely to die, or be born with severe difficulties and abnormalities. Furthermore, these diseases KILL children, and have done for hundreds of years. Even if you 100% believe that vaccines can cause autism (which they don't), surely it is better to have a living child with autism than a dead child because you chose not to vaccinate?
Re: freddy2fan –
good for you! my 5 year old son is vaccine free but its hard living in nYC bc of immunzations requirements for schools. be well Freddy
As a well informed doctor who has studied this for 10 years, I can say there is absolutely not one shread of evidance that vaccinations cause any serious harm. They only prevent illness which can kill. If selfish semieducated people think that by not giving their child vaccinations they prevent them getting ill then they are miseducated. Measles kills people and causes brain damage. Parents just want someone/thing to blame for their child having autism and thats the easy excuse. people naturally want an answer. Dr Wakefield that tried to link the two has since had to flee england as he was proved wrong. Tell me one study that proves the link, after all the searching, none.
ok, i have 2 kids. the first one was immunized, and she is now autistic. she wasnt always that way either. she was fine till they started giving her 5 shots in one day in the same leg. thats way too much for a tiny baby. so we didnt immunize our second one and guess what? shes FINE.
so there is proof people! right there.
and if jenny wants to whoop up on ol amander peeter, i support her all the way. i will even help her
Re: jules –
a lot my dear. a lot.
Too many vaccinations too soon in an infants life ABSOLUTELY can cause autoimmune and neurological problems in young children. I have two children who have been damaged by vaccines. I wish that people would wake up and we could re-evaluate our vaccination policies — we are really hurting kids
Having been to hundreds of autism workshops, and working in the field…. there is a direct correlation between mercury and autism, in vaccinations. Not every child is susceptible, but for those who are, it is deadly. On the other hand, they are developing new treatments, and mercury has been banned from vaccinations for the past three years.
Has anyone ever noticed that there are pockets of high autism in specific areas around the US? These can be attributed to environmental causes. As well as the fact that high numbers of engineers, and computer engineers are autistic and then they mate and cause more autistic kids. The great majority of kids that I see have at least one parent who is an engineer. And when I attend my husband (who is an engineer) Christmas party, you look around and start labeling who is autistic. They are practically sitting in the corners eating paste!
There are numerous causes of autism, not just vaccinations. But I sure as hell don't want my kids getting sick because someone else has decided not to immunize their child.
By the way, I was immunized in the late 60"s and 70's and I got the measles and german measles both as a child, not fun, painful and scarring. Immunizations are not foolproof.
please do some research. Thimersoral was removed from vaccines a decade ago. There are extensive studies done in Europe that indicate absolutely NO correlation between MMR and autism.
Thimersoral's been gone for a decade and yet autism rates are still going up.
THe little girl mentioned who recieved compensation was a special case and not the generic autism that has risen so much over the years.
Autism is primarily genetic with environmental influences.
Their is black white and grey. I have many friends who simply wait until their baby is a year or two before starting vaccinations and pick and choose which vaccinations are more needed. Like Jenny said, when we were kids we got a total of ten vaccines, now it is up to 36 by a childs second birthday. So maybe a few of them can be reconsidered!
These diseases have been few and far between due to more sanitation, indoor plumbing, etc. Vaccines aren't needed, natural immunity is the best. When too much vaccinating over the years is done it results in a new virus that the body doesn't know how to fight off regardless of vaccines or not. Just read up on MRSA
When they come out with a vaccine for AIDS (which they will) … will you give that to your kids, too?
I am so sick of people saying Jenny Mcarthy does not believe in vaccines. She and many others who have seen their child CHANGE after MMR vaccine believe in cleaning up vaccines and having them more spaced out.
my two other children are fine and obviously were able to handle it.
My third child was given 5 vaccines at once when he was 15 months and within weeks it was like I had a different child.
The story is the same for many others. We are not a bunch of idiots coming up with a conspiracy. We are parents that have witnessed something happen to our children after vaccines.
I can't believe how many people trust government and drug companies over parents.
Again, NOT against vaccines Just want less of them and not so much junk inside. Too much crap in our food too!!
Stupid bitch. What would she do if her child had signs of autism? Would she look at the shots? Or just shoot off her mouth. Fucking bitch,,,DUMB, DUMB Bitch
I have studied autism in depth as an educator, and it goes across all countries, and socioeconomic groups, including those undeveloped countries that don't vaccinate. It's not the smoking gun. Please keep your unvaccinated kids away from mine. More diseases are coming back in force due to immigration, etc., and we had knocked them out in the past. Now they're back and we need vaccines.
"In November 2003 Dr Simon Murch - one of the authors of the 1998 paper (Wakefield A J et al) suggesting a possible link between MMR and autism - stated in a letter to the Lancet that there is now 'unequivocal' evidence that there is no link between MMR and autism."
what a bitch. she is just a stupid has-been. Parasites? She is the maggot. Children's lives are at stake and I have seen how children become autstic from these shots. There needs to be a healthy alternative to these shots. Until then parents protect your babies.
AIS, YOU ARE A DOCTOR YET YOU CANNOT EVEN SPELL SIMPLE WORDS! YEAH RIGHT!
what a bitch. she is just a stupid has-been. Parasites? She is the maggot. Children's lives are at stake and I have seen how children become autistic from these shots. There needs to be a healthy alternative to these shots. Until then parents protect your babies.
Amanda Peet is an uninformed idiot.
And to the mother who says you have to homeschool; my daughter attends public school in New Mexico and has never been vaccinated. I filled out a Concientious Objector form…..There is a great danger in uniform vaccinations that have become the drug companies bread and butter. Time magazine had an article a few years ago saying 60,000 children in the US per year have been negatively affected by mandatory vaccines. There is research linking crib death and autism to vaccinations in some children. Polio is completly irradicated in the US.
The best thing is to breastfeed your child long term (at least a year) and pass on your antibodies and support a body that is strong and healthy. The biggest problem is the DPT shot. The "P", pertussis is the one thought to damage the most children. For more real information on vaccines go to Mothering Magazines website www.mothering.com
I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THESE STUPID PARENTS THAT ARE JUMPING ON THE TRENDY NON VACCINATION BANDWAGON, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT THAT THEY MADE AN IMPERFECT CHILD. TRY BLAMING SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE, MAYBE YOURSELF FOR HOW YOUR KIDS TURN OUT. I KNOW A BOY WHO IS AUTISTIC, BUT HIS MOTHER WORKED AT A DRY CLEANER AROUND THE CHEMICALS, AS ANY BABY BOOK WILL TELL YOU TO NOT DO, MAYBE IT WAS THAT. WAKE UP PEOPLE! THIS SOCIETY HAS GOTTEN SO USED TO BLAMING SOMEONE ELSE FOR IT'S OWN PROBLEMS! IN 10 YEARS WE ARE GOING TO BE BATTLING ILLNESSES THAT HAVE LONG BEEN EXTINCT DUE TO VACCINATIONS, STRONGER VERSIONS THOUGH, BECAUSE THESE DUMB ASS PARENTS ARE GOING TO SEND THEIR NON-VACCINATED KIDS TO SCHOOL TO INFECT EVERYONE ELSE. I LIVE IN SO.CAL. AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE SESSPOOL OF DISEASE DIRECTLY SOUTH OF US(MEXICO) I'LL GIVE MY KIDS ANY IMMUNIZATION I CAN. JENNY MCCARTHY LOOKS PRETTY NICE AND GOOD HEARTED, BUT MAYBE SHE DID SOME NOT SO GOOD THINGS WHEN SHE WAS PREGO. HMMMMMM. OR MAYBE, JUST MAYBE IT'S IN THE GENES, JUST LIKE OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS, IF IT WAS THE VACCINES WHY DOSEN'T IT HAPPEN TO EVERY KID???
Vaccines have prevented tremendous human suffering in this and last centuries. There is NO scientific evidence that vaccines have anything to do with autism. To not vaccinate your children is not just a travesty, but really should be illegal. Look up complications of measles, mumps, or rubella ("german measles"), these "normal" childhood diseases. Now ask yourself: is it worth risking one of these horrible diseases on the fantasy, with no basis in reality, that vaccines are associated with autism? Now ask yourself how many vaccinated individuals you know WITHOUT autism?
Re: Dr. D – Re: kurt –
Yes, and no difinitive cause has been determined. The MD's posting here will say, "It is genetics" - it probably is, but it isn't proven. What happened to western medicine and the scientific method? It is great when it's used to prove that vaccines don't cause autism, but they will come out and say, "it's genetics" before that is proven, because that takes the hit of the vaccinations. And if it is genetics, as it seems it could be, why such an explosion? Are we seeing that in other genetic diseases? Are human genetics changing? Personally, I believe there is more than one cause and that genetics are one of them, but if the MD's want to convince parents that it isn't the vaccines, they need to show parents their interest. I've seen very little knowledge or interest at an individual level with pediatricians. I had to explain to a pediatrician what discreet trial training is - it is the only intervention method that can be proven to improve outcomes with autistic people - what does that tell me about the doctor's training with regards to this disability?
Re: libbi –
That's no proof. It's just an example of you having a big mammalian/primate brain that's designed to find patterns, esp. in emotional situations. That's called anecdotal evidence, not scientific evidence. No one should base a serious decision on your evidence.
How dumb are you? Autism is something you are born with, not something you get! it's a chromosomic disorder for christsakes
Ask any parent of an autistic child if they think vaccines cause harm. I had a perfectly healthy 1 1/2 year-old boy until his 18-month shots. Now, he's autistic. Amanda Peet has truly no idea what she's talking about.
Vaccinations are not proven to cause Autism! I believe Amanda Peet does have a point that vaccinations are extremely important. The chances of your child catching a deadly disease are much higher without vaccinations and not vaccinating is NOT going to prevent Autism. Jenny McCarthy may have her theories, but the fact of the matter is that vaccinations are not proven to cause Autism. There are a million theories of what causes Autism, but when it comes down to it, THERE IS NO PROVEN CAUSE OF AUTISM!!
I agree. people who dont vaccinate rely on those of us who do-safety in numbers,right? Whatever, at least I dont have to worry about my child if she leaves the country, or people with potentially serious illness who travel to/through ours, or keep my child out of school & in hiding during an outbreak etc. I dont get people who choose not to vax without a valid reason, the more kids that go unvaccinated the MORE risk there is & will continue to be for those kids who ARENT vaccinated-DUH.
A lot of the anti-vaccination data is based on what occurred a few years back. Over a 10 year period parents were noticing that a correlation between vaccines and their children showing signs of autism. The trouble with this data is the chemical (thermiosal) believed to be at fault was taken out of the vaccines or lessened so that it would not have the effects on children that it was touted as having. During this time frame the rate of autism in the children receiving vaccinations stayed the same. There is no definite correlation that vaccines will give your child autism. For a small percentage it may amplify a trigger for autism. The condition is a sad one for all those involved, because there is no definite cause for it. It some sort of genetic mutation, whether that's caused by nature(DNA) or nurture (outside factors) is the reason so much money is being spent researching the condition. I empathize with the parents of these kids because they are just looking for a reason as to why their child will not live a normal life and they don't want anyone else to have to go through what they're going through. And while you do have the right to not immunize your child, you do not have the right to put my child or any other children at risk to diseases that your child could carry.
You anti-vac freaks are tools of the fear-inducing media and crack-pot conspiracy modern anti-intellectualism populism.
The problem, in a nutshell, is that fewer and fewer parents remember how awful vaccine-preventable childhood diseases can be. But media reports of rare-but-terrible vaccine side effects — magnified and multiplied by anti-vaccination web sites — catch parents' attention. And I bet none of y'all has the brains to actually study up on the science involved (makes my brain hurt…) but takes all your info from 3rd rate web info that's been dumbed down to take advantage of your gullability. No one ever said all vaccines were 100% harmless, but try to remember what it was like in the pre-vac days. There's risk & trade-off in everything in life, that's the way the world works.
SERIOUSLY WTF IS WRONG WITH ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT REFUSE TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATIONS?? WHAT DO YOU THINK HAS DECREASED OR ERADICATED MANY BAD DISEASES?? YES, ITS VACCINES. IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES OF OUR TIME. IT IS THE REASON THIS WORLD HAS NO SMALLPOX, WHICH KILLED MILLIONS. THERE IS NO MORE POLIO WHICH WAS SO DEBILITATING TO THOUSANDS. DO YOU SEE KIDS IN THE U.S. OR OTHER COUNTRIES THAT VACCINATE WITH WHOOPING COUGH OR DIPTHERIA OR MEASLES, MUMPS, ETC ETC ANYMORE? ITS RARE NOW. YOU KNOW WHY? YES, VACCINATIONS. YOU STUPID PEOPLE WHO DONT VACCINATE THEIR KIDS BECAUSE YOU "THINK" IT CAUSES AUTISM ARE RUINING YOUR KIDS AND OTHER KIDS' HEALTH. ITS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. WHAT ARE THESE WEBSITES YOU PEOPLE ARE "RESEARCHING"? ARE THEY REPUTABLE SOURCES OF MEDICAL INFORMATION? OR SOME ORGANIZATION TRYING TO DISSEMINATE FALSE INFO? REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE SAID TERRORISTS ARE USING ANTHRAX AS BIOWEAPONS? EVERYONE FREAKED OUT AND THOUGHT THEY HAD IT OR WANTED PROTECTION FROM IT, WHEN IN REALITY IT SUCH A RARE RARE DISEASE. THAT'S WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS STUPID STUPID AUTISM/VACCINE CONNECTION. YOU PEOPLE ARE SO IGNORANT, VACCINES ARE THE REASON YOUR PARENTS AND PROBABLY YOU HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OF THOSE DISEASES THAT VACCINES COVER!!
I think it is your own personal decision … just like anything else in life. I believed that vaccinating my kids was the right thing to do … more so because it was the "norm" of our society. One of my kids, however, now has a handful of auto-immune diseases which are a direct result of one of the vaccinations. So now I have to say that this must be a "choice" … If I had to do it again, I would have proceded with some of the vaccinations but not with all of them. I don't think it's right to criticize those who make a decision different than your own … it's an individual choice!
Re: azey2 –
Actually, all of the scientifically valid research done to date shows no link at all between autism and vaccined. Plus, two important points to remember are:
1) thimerosal, which most anti-vax claims are aimed at, hasn't been in vaccines (except for flu vaccines) for years, yet the rate of autism has continued to climb, and
2) several newer studies have shown that kids who aren't vaccinated are just as likely as those who are to be diagnosed with autism.
The only thing not vaccinating does is leaves your kids at risk for catching preventable diseases, and if they do catch them they can infect babies who haven't been vaxed yet and the elderly/immunocompromised.
Re: jules –
unfortunately, all public schools in the US will let the little disease vectors in, all the parents need to do is fill out a form claiming a religious exemption to vaccines (even if their religion has nothing to do with it).
Re: Sarah –
Sarah, you're a complete moron!
Actually, all of the scientifically valid research done to date shows no link at all between autism and vaccined. Plus, two important points to remember are:
1) thimerosal, which most anti-vax claims are aimed at, hasn't been in vaccines (except for flu vaccines) for years, yet the rate of autism has continued to climb, and
2) several newer studies have shown that kids who aren't vaccinated are just as likely as those who are to be diagnosed with autism.
The only thing not vaccinating does is leaves your kids at risk for catching preventable diseases, and if they do catch them they can infect babies who haven't been vaxed yet and the elderly/immunocompromised.
Re: Miche –
Yep, it is a choice - but it's one that only scientifically uneducated morons make that puts at risk both babies (ones who haven't been vaccinated against X disease yet) and the elderly (who probably got their shots long ago so who probably have lapsed immunity) or the immunocompromised.
Re: Jenif – I 100% agree that is what I am doing with my son too!!! I am not against vaccinating my child just don't give them so many all at once. And not a one size fits all. With the amount of children with autism rising every year something needs to be reserched. Sometimes the best Ph.d is motherhood.
Although harsh, sometimes the truth hurts. Parents who do not vaccinate their children put all other children in danger and that is not fair to the children that dont have the voice or the choice. I think people who do not vaccinate are causing a public health crisis. Anyone want their kids home with measles or TB…….not me.
I think that baby is the cutest thing I've ever seen …………wait that wasn't the question was it
I work in Pediatrics and we have tons of people concerned about vaccinating their children,but we tell the parents that when they research autism and vaccines you should also research what the vaccines prevent against. Those diseases are just as bad!!! You are way more likely to get tetanus in your lifetime than you are to get autism!
I think the increase in older women having children has increased the number of autistic children born…
It's one of the risks of having a child when you're older… maybe Jenny should have thought about that instead of vaccines.
HOW OLD WAS JENNY MCCARTHY??????
Re: Mama – most of the time, signs of autism start showing up after the MMR vac.
Re: kalia – GOOD DICISION
Re: ruthy –
The government should figure out what to do? I think you've diluted yourself into thinking that everything that you can't do, the government can or should do.
Re: Terry –
Autism is a synaptic disorder. Look it up. And maybe it would help if you studied up on brain development and pruning. You seem to think there's a difference between "nerological" disorders and behavioral disorders — where do you think both are taking place — in the BRAIN! They're obviously related. One is a symptom of the other. We see the nerological problem as it shows itself in behavior. Why do you think "behavior" is shameful but nerology isn't? And where in the brain is the problem? It seems to be at the level of the synapses. Not enuf prunin' goin' on!
Re: Nonie – why does a newborn need a Hep B vac. unless the mom is positive. Who in you family has had diptheria? Diptheriea was eradicated by improvements made in our sanitary, sewage and drinking facilities. Would you rather your child be injected with mercury, alluminum, monkey kidney cells . . .etc. Please educate yourself on vaccines and what they contain. It is too much for our babies systems all at once.
YEAH TEAM JENNY! !
The vaccination theory for a cause of Autism has been ruled out. The reason many believed this to be a cause was because the age at which many children were vaccinated was around the same time that children begin to develop signs of Autism(once were talking,babbling and now is not, use to be active, now not at all, use to make eye contact or look in general direction of person speaking to him/her, now does not)
Those who don't vaccinate put all others at risk, vaccinations are the reason we have very little scarlet feaver, polio and multiple other life threatening diseases that uses to whipe out thousands. PROTECT YOU KIDS AND MINE!!!!!!
refusing vacation for children is a threat to society and can result death or serious harm to your child. wise up anti-vaccination people
Seriously, what this comes down to is EDUCATED PEOPLE and UNEDUCATED/IGNORANT PEOPLE. Educated people watch the news, do research by reading REAL MEDICAL STUDIES and not going to AUTISMISEVERYWHERE.ORG which has its own agenda, talk to their doctors, and compile all of this information to make a smart, informed decision to accept the VERY RARE RISK of side effects of vaccinations in order to PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN AND OTHER CHILDREN from diseases that cause a HIGHER RISK for morbidity and mortality. People can read all the autism websites they want, but they just are not reputable, unbiased sources of information that you can trust.
EDUCATED PEOPLE = PEOPLE THAT VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN
UNEDUCATED/IGNORANT = PEOPLE THAT DONT
Re: embro –
Yeah, most of the time it shows up after solid food and learning to walk so I think all kids should be forced to crawl forever and only have liquid food. That's show that nasty autism!!
Re: holly – There are still 11 vaccines that contain thermeraso including the flu shot.
There obviously was a definite connection between vaccinations and autism in the 90s - supposedly the mercury is now out of them so it should be a non-issue.
Re: govt? –
I dilute myself every morning when I have a bath.
It's trur that the govt does bring me my water, tho.
The facts are that the Vaccine Compensation Act has already compensated over 2,000 individuals who proved that they were harmed by vaccines, resulting in settlements of nearly two billion dollars.
Additionally, hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific/medical articles from some the world’s best universities have long implicated Thimerosal in vaccines as a causal factor in neurodevelopmental disorders including autism.
Re: ireco –
Yeah, all kids should be given vacation! I'm all in favour of at least 4 weeks of it a year.
THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN OLD BAGS AND DADDIES HAVING CHILDREN AND AUTISM. LOOK IT UP! NOW MY TAX DOLLAR WILL SUPPORT (OR ALREADY IS) YOUR INVALID CHILD FOR HIS/HER LIFE! NICE!!!!!!!! NICE DRAIN ON SOCIETY THESE OLD FARTS ARE! DID YOU KNOW THAT THESE HANDICAP KIDS ARE ELLIGABLE FOR GOV ASSISTANCE? IM SURE THE OLD BAGS ARE COLLECTING IN HORDES!
Furthermore, in 2003, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Government Reform Committee, after a 3.5-year investigation, concluded that Thimerosal caused the autism epidemic and that the FDA and health authorities were guilty of “institutional malfeasance” in covering it up.
Whatever Amanda Peet…I guess you know it all, right. I agree, vaccinations are a choice, and each parent should be informed before making the choice that is right for them. Get off your high hollywood horse and shut the hell up!!!!!
..get your children vaccinated you morons..why do you think we are having outbreaks of diseases that in the past were vitually un heard of..Amanda Peet is right on and you don't need to be an MD to realize the stupidity of not having them vaccinated.