Jenny McCarthy: World’s Expert on Public Health
I am embarrassed to live in a place where a Playboy Bunny who believes she is an Indigo Mom and her son is a Crystal Child (formerly known as autistic) is now influencing new parents into not having their children vaccinated with her new title as TACA spokesperson.
What is this insanity?
How many scientific, peer-reviewed studies does Doctor Miss McCarthy use to formulate her theory? Where is her evidence that vaccinations had anything to do with her child being a Crystal Child?
Look, the platinum blonde inflated tittied moron can believe whatever fucked-up hocus pocus she wants. She can treat her kid and say “my son is my science” and she can make all the uneducated idiotic decisions she chooses, but for fuck’s sake she needs to be responsible when it comes to her influence on the Oprah-Larry King viewing population. The media has already successfully freaked every person of child bearing age into believing that autism is worse than your child dying in a car accident or having cancer, and now some beaver-exposing mother comes on Oprah, Larry King, 20/20 and The View and blames her kid’s crystalline properties autism on vaccines for no apparently reason beyond her (sperm filled) gut feeling and now parents are showing up at the pediatrician refusing vaccines for their children.
At least she’ll have a hand in spreading more diseases than just genital herpes and gonorrhea.
I already did a review (not a manifesto or recommendation, so back the fuck up, Mercury Militia) on vaccines and autism in the medical literature. Maybe I should send it to Miss McCarthy so her ghostwriter can read it to her. There is no hard evidence that vaccines cause autism. Another study came out this week. And thermosial is not even used in the MMR vaccine in this country yet she went whining about it on Oprah.
There is a shitload of evidence that measles, mumps and rubella can cause permanent brain damage in children and fetuses.
A few quotes from www.emedicine.com
Measles is a highly contagious and potentially serious viral infection, with a characteristic viral prodrome and rash. It was once one of the most common and important infections worldwide, but it has become very rare in developed countries where vaccine use is prevalent. Unfortunately, it is the leading vaccine-preventable cause of child mortality worldwide.
The measles virus frequently involves the CNS directly; however, clinically apparent encephalomyelitis occurs in about 1 of every 1000-2000 patients with measles. This condition is fatal in about 10% of patients.
Mumps encephalitis occurrence ranges as high as 5 cases per 1000 reported mumps cases, and males are affected 3-5 times more frequently than females. Permanent sequelae are rare, but the reported encephalitis case-fatality rate has averaged 1.4%.
Congenital rubella syndrome in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy causes intrauterine growth restriction (sometimes termed intrauterine growth retardation), intracranial calcifications, microcephaly, cataracts, sensorineural defects, cardiac defects, hepatosplenomegaly, osteitis, or miscarriage. If rubella virus infection occurs in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, up to 90% of patients have some manifestations of the congenital rubella syndrome. For infection at 12-16 weeks, the risk is approximately 20%.
Oh and guess what? Mothers infected with rubella during pregnancy have been shown to have a higher risk of having kids with autism.
And let’s not forget about herd immunity.
Maybe we need another playboy bunny or even better yet an internet porn star to have a child infected with one of these communicable and preventable illnesses so she can write a book and go on the View and tell everyone how important it is to have their kid vaccinated. I mean I know that I personally used to get my facts from places like the CDC or NIH but now that we have reliable playboy sources providing information which is not driven by ulterior motives like selling books or making tons of cash I don’t know why those agencies even exist. I have a feeling the CDC will go under soon, and in its place we can open the McCarthy-Carrey Institute of Crystal Children and Childhood Autism where the slogan reads “My Son is my Science” and parents line up at the door, fathers with copies of Playboy in their hands eagerly awaiting an autograph, and gluten-free/casein-free cookies are served to all while Indigo Moms and Periwinkle Moms alike discuss the wonder of today’s science and breakthrough theory spewed from the mouth of the great platinum blonde expert while an Oprah bobblehead perched next to her nods in approval. Soon she will have her own magazine (similar to Oprah’s but probably called A rather than O, hopefully a scarlet one) and her own channel (not just Oxygen but rather Hyperbaric Oxygen) and we won’t have to listen to all of those conspiring scientists or public health experts who believe in evil preventative medicine like (gasp!) immunization.
I will be up all night waiting for the mercury people to come vomit shit about how they personally know of a child who became autistic 3 seconds after getting his MMR shot and all comment forums are open. I will tell you lots of stories about how 3 seconds after I brush my cat he went and took a shit or how 4 seconds after I got to LAX I got a rash on my stomach or how 2 minutes after putting gas in my car I sneezed and we can compare empirical data. Bring it.
Another question I have, while you DAN people are here: if autism has been shown to be associated with decreased breast-feeding, how does casein come into this? Just asking.
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Jenny McCarthy: World’s Expert on Public Health at Eye Care - October 3rd, 2007 at 10:49 am
It is true, what you state about what awful things these viruses can do to the brain. That is why we vaccinate against them.
The MMR never did have thimerosal, again, you are correct. The preservative would have killed the live virus it contains.
But some people cannot produce antibodies to vaccines. When you cannot produce antibodies, the viruses can replicate, and cause the didease in the child. This is called primary immunodeficiency. These children should not receive live virus vaccines such as the mmr or varicella.
The polio vaccine was switched from a live virus, to an inactivated virus in 2001, as immunodeficient children contracted VDPV, or vaccine derived polio-virus from the vaccine.
3 weeks after vaccination with the MMR and Varicella vaccines, my daughter had a bulls-eye rash (erythema multiforme), high fever and seizures. The ER said it was viral, said it could not be the vaccine, and sent us home with motrin as needed.
My daughter has primary immunodeficiency. My daughter is also autistic. Neither of which were diagnosed before this event. We have been told she can never have a live virus vaccine. She has no antibodies to many of the vaccines she has received, and she got them all!
She showed minimal signs of autism before this event. Within 6 months, she was classified as severely autistic. She has also suffered pituitary damage (empty sella on the MRI) from this event, and her growth rate has greatly decreased since this event.
Once we treated her immunodeficiency, her cognition, and overall health has greatly improved.
We may never know the role of the vaccines in the etiology of autism, but for some, especially the autistic with immune system problems, I do feel live virus vaccine reactions (and any viral insults) contribute to the severity of the autism.
Monica - October 3rd, 2007 at 1:01 pm
For some reason, I thought autism was something that happened in utero (one too many chromosomes) and therefore could not be caused by an event after birth.
Am I wrong?
But anyone who listens to Jenny McCarthy instead of a real doctor is an idiot.
Peggy Archer - October 4th, 2007 at 10:06 am
My son has Asperger’s syndrome, which is an autism spectrum disorder, and yes, it was inherited because my hubbie has it too. Both my kids got all their vaccines and my hubbie and I did too. My son and husband have it, my daughter and I do not. It was not caused by vaccines. My son has had it from the day he was born.
Juliann - October 4th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Peggy - There’s no definitive, scientifically proven answer (note carefully chosen words, as there are many people out there who claim to know exactly what causes autism) as to whether autism is or is not a genetic condition. Or even if it’s a hereditary condition.
There’s a lot of unknowns out there, which unfortunately, tends to also feed some people’s desperations.
wskrz - October 4th, 2007 at 10:43 am
How old was your child when she got the vaccine? Was this six month period outside of the normal range of time when autism is generally diagnosed?
Erythema multiforme is very rare after childhood vaccines. They tend to show up as case studies
Immunodeficiencies are not caused by vaccines, they are usually present from the time of birth. And some immunodeficiencies are linked to autism… so you’d have to wonder if that was present from the time of birth as well…
I’m glad you’ve cleared up a lot of those things and have your daughter under good care.
malingering - October 4th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I am in HOSA (Health Occupations Students Of America) and we actually are doing a project on autism. You do realize that the theory of autism is just a “theory” and not an actual fact. I think that the mom is so worried about her child that she will go to any length to help him/her. I just don’t think berating her for this is upstanding on your part.
Alisha - March 12th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I think someone who encourages parents to not vaccinate their kids and claims her son is “cured” because of what she feeds him isn’t horribly “upstanding” either.
Whatever the hell “upstanding” is supposed to mean. Holy shit, Malingering. I didn’t know that you were supposed to fulfill a moral quota here.
Gonzo - March 12th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Alisha, do me a favor please…
copy this page out, and take it to your high school science teacher and have him or her explain the definition of “theory” to you in a scientific context…then come back here and apologize.
bbd - March 12th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Sometimes you come over as a bit of a nut job Malingering… and sometimes you are a bit judgemental but for once I agree with you. I dont care if people want to feed their children cat shit in the hope that it cures them of an ailment… but when they go around shouting half baked “theories” as fact and getting other lazy, and sheep to follow them and it affects EVERYONE elses children, then I have a problem.
Personally, I think not vaccinating your child should be classed as child abuse unless there is a scientific or medical reason not to… and people should remember that its not just THEIR children that they are putting at risk - if the vaccination rates drop too low, it wont matter if you’ve had a jab or not.
And on a further note: My mother had a sister who had severe brain damage after contracting measles and it broke the hearts of everyone who knew her. She died a premature and painful death and was unable to tell anyone what was wrong with her.
And I have three different friends with five autistic kids between them. They have all said they wished they could blame their childs problems on something - ANYTHING but if they’re honest, they’ve always known something was a little different about their kids… and it doesnt stop them loving them any less, and its not the worst thing in the world to deal with.
On balance Id rather have my son have autism than die or be severely damaged by a preventable disease.
Whonickedmyname - March 26th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Malingering, thank you for saying exactly what I wanted to see when I typed “is Jenny McCarthy an idiot” into Google after seeing her tweak out on Larry King Live on April 2, 2008.
The thing that is positively terrifying is that the general public will treat this college dropout as a more credible source of information than the three experts in their respective pediatric and pharmaceutical fields, sitting next to her.
I really wish there was a prime time show that would flat out say “You should treat Jenny McCarthy’s words as you would those of some crazy drunk bimbo staggering out of a bar”
I found an interesting quote by McCarthy on her short-lived college career: “…I had fun. I got in trouble–almost got arrested for bouncing checks and stealing food from people–and began figuring out what kind of person I was.”
To the portion of the world’s population that treat McCarthy as an expert in autism: You are allowing someone who is a thief, and a quitter, to direct the decisions you make about your, and your family’s health.
That is all.
Steve - April 2nd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Health_Concerns/Vaccines/vaccinations_can_kill.htm
Anonymous - May 29th, 2008 at 6:43 am
http://www.infowars.com/?p=1378&cp=2
Anonymous - May 29th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Hey Mr. Anonymous, you forgot your tinfoil hat!
Sylvia - August 3rd, 2008 at 3:03 pm
If people are going to take as Jenny Mccarthy’s testimonial as the basis for not having their kids vaccinated then these people are stupid just like Jenny Mccarthy.
Matt - October 1st, 2008 at 1:57 pm
My nephew has autism, and we knew he was different since he was a little baby. He never liked to be cuddled, and rarely smiled. He showed these signs well before he got his first vaccines. Jenny McCarthy is full of crap.
Sonja - October 1st, 2008 at 6:21 pm