Jim Carrey Sounds Off on Baby Vaccines
I recently stumbled upon this great blog where famous actors contribute to the posts called The Huffington Post. People such as Robert Redford, Jim Carrey, Sean Penn, Ron Howard and even Shrek (not sure how that is) have all given their two-cents on different issues relating to hot topics, such as the economy, global warming, finances, or health. Most recently, Jim Carrey sounded off in a blog defending his girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy’s, work on changing the vaccine that she (and many others) believe to cause autism.
As a new parent, what you don’t know CAN hurt you so here’s what you need to know (listen up new mother’s):
There are a total of 9 vaccine’s to be aware of which are recognized by the VRBPAC and ACIP (the two main advisory boards on vaccines). It just so happened that the pediatrician we went to referred me to several studies that showed a “higher increase” in the risk of children developing autism through the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine, also known as an MMR (which is taken in two stages throughout childhood). He said to me, openly and honestly, “although it does not affect every child, it’s up to you if you want to take the chance.” For a long time there were no widely issued scientific explanations or recognized links between the vaccine and the disease, only theories and probabilities. Thus we allowed our children to be administered the shot (especially since most preschool’s and kindergartens require it). Personally my kids did not contract anything from the dosage given when they were babies, I recall, however I was still intrigued by the possibility. What was the likelihood of someone’s children that I knew getting it? Turns out the likelihood was GREAT…
Last fall our niece was diagnosed with a rare form of autism. Having remembered hearing about Jenny McCarthy’s fight to rid the vaccine of harmful toxins and metals, which also have been linked to the cause of ADD & ADHD, I decided to buy her book and read it. It was absolutely heartbreaking, as you can imagine, to read about the studies that have shown the vaccines causing physically and mentally altering diseases, while the pharmaceutical industry continues to deny any sort of responsibility in an effort to make money and allow vulnerable mother’s to adhere to it.
Most recently CNN issued a statement by the “special vaccine court”, (which consists of the two agencies above and several BIG pharm companies, go figure), which said the vaccines do NOT cause the disease. That is when Jim Carrey sounded of on the judgment calling it irresponsible and ignorant of “mountains of scientific information and testimony” by other parents who immediately saw a reaction in their child after having been given the questionable vaccine.
Jim Carrey summed it up with a simple metaphor: Not everyone get’s cancer from smoking, but cigarettes DO cause cancer. After 100 years and many rulings in favor of tobacco companies we finally figured that out!
Many doctors & scientific scholars in the field of medicine will admit that it would be very difficult for kids to even catch, the measles, mumps, OR rubella. So, before you succumb to peer pressure, do your research and keep in mind that the MMR is NOT required but is only advised.
Source: huffingtonpost.com, generationrescue.org
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