Jenny McCarthy: You Go Girl!

Two decades ago, when my husband began to research the controversial topic of childhood vaccinations, he predicted that it would take something tragic happening to someone famous to bring the issue to light. Well, my heart goes out to Jenny McCarthy, and all the other parents out there, whose otherwise healthy infants and toddlers have experienced severe adverse reactions to routine vaccines.

For those of you who watched Larry King Live the other night, I hope you were as impressed as I was with the beautiful, blond actress/author/girlfriend of Jim Carey. The timely program (April is Autism Awareness Month) dealt with the possible link between childhood vaccinations and autism. Due to the experience with her son (Evan is now 5 years old and able to communicate after years of hard work and many natural treatment methods), Jenny has apparently become a force to be reckoned with: committed, knowledgeable, effective.

Larry had her on with 4 highly qualified and credible doctors; two basically in favor of the vaccination program as it exists, and two working for changes in vaccine scheduling and ingredients (vaccines are processed with mercury, aluminum, formaldehyde, etc.) By the end of the show, Jenny had gotten the two stoic doctors to agree to participate with her in a research project. How she moved them even slightly off their position was nothing short of amazing. They’d say something, seemingly factual, and she’d say, ‘That’s bullshit and you know it.’ It was an important and affirming day for parents of children who have been injured by vaccines, and it was a great day for those who never will because of the improvements to come.