1. I’ve read McCarthy’s book and she is far from the anti-vaccine crusader that the media seems to paint her as. Indeed, she only mentioned vaccines once and all she says – after reminding the reader that she isn’t a doctor, just a concerened parent (hmmm.. sound familiar Miss Peet?) – is that she thinks there enough evidence of a link to warrant further investigation and to reccomend a book about the controversy.

is there a reason why you have left out everything that Ms. McCarthy has done since writing her book? I’d love to hear from more people who have no idea that she was on Larry King Live, that she organized a vaccine-rally in DC, that she supports the very questionable Generation Rescue “alternative” vaccine schedule that leaves out Measles, Mumps and Rubella entirely.

2. Peet has been going out of her way to say that she isn’t an expert, that people shouldn’t be listening to her. Me thinks the lady doth protest too much – because if she really felt her opinion wasn’t worth listening to, she wouldn’t be taking a spokesperson job with Every Child By Two.

She notes that her opinion isn’t important, but the fact that her celebrity brings attention is. Let’s face it, had Every Child By Two held a press conference without her, would anyone have come?

That is her value-add and she is acknowledging it and honestly stating her limitations.

3. Dr. Paul Offit – the only doctor Peet consulted with outside of her own extended family – has a questionable background to say the least. Even taking care to avoid potentially biased autism activism websites, I found several articles – including one by Lou Dobbs – about how he abuses his authority with the CDC to make a vaccine he held the patent on mandatory ( http://thedobbsfraudreport.blo…..gspot.com/ )and how said vaccine was recalled almost immediately for causing more problems than it treated (http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKE.....98S1_2.ppt).

Are you aware of the actual facts, or did you make these mistakes honestly?

Dr. Offit did not vote on his own vaccine when he was on the vaccine advisory panel. He voted on a competitor’s vaccine. His votes were in accord with his potential conflicts of interest.

Note that the vaccine that was recalled was not the one that Dr. Offit assisted in creating. The one that was recalled was RotaShield. Dr. Offit’s vaccine, which came out later, was RotaTeq. Mixing those two vaccines up is a common mistake. Sometimes the mistake is an honest one, sometimes it isn’t.

Seems to me that Peet isn’t nearly as educated as she would like to think.

A tough statement to make given the clear mistakes you have made in your own post.

Has Amanda Peet mentioned in any of this her degree from Columbia? I haven’t heard it.

Makes an interesting comparison to having a Gh.D. (Doctorate of Ghoogle)

Please, when it comes to medical advice ignore Amanda Peet, Jenny McCarthy, Lou Dobbs and anyone else who has never attended are real School of Medicine.

1. I’ve read McCarthy’s book and she is far from the anti-vaccine crusader that the media seems to paint her as. Indeed, she only mentioned vaccines once and all she says – after reminding the reader that she isn’t a doctor, just a concerened parent (hmmm.. sound familiar Miss Peet?) – is that she thinks there enough evidence of a link to warrant further investigation and to reccomend a book about the controversy.
2. Peet has been going out of her way to say that she isn’t an expert, that people shouldn’t be listening to her. Me thinks the lady doth protest too much – because if she really felt her opinion wasn’t worth listening to, she wouldn’t be taking a spokesperson job with Every Child By Two.
3. Dr. Paul Offit – the only doctor Peet consulted with outside of her own extended family – has a questionable background to say the least. Even taking care to avoid potentially biased autism activism websites, I found several articles – including one by Lou Dobbs – about how he abuses his authority with the CDC to make a vaccine he held the patent on mandatory ( http://thedobbsfraudreport.blogspot.com/ )and how said vaccine was recalled almost immediately for causing more problems than it treated (http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKE.....98S1_2.ppt).

Seems to me that Peet isn’t nearly as educated as she would like to think.