Jenny McCarthy and Amanda Peet in feud over autism

October 1st, 2008 by | Permalink

Well, we certainly hope these two rocket scientists can work this out. Who else should our medical community look to for inspiration than a couple of actresses?

Both Jenny McCarthy and Amanda Peet have impressive credits attached to their names, but M.D. isn’t one of them.

But that hasn’t stopped them from raging a war in the press over childhood vaccines.

McCarthy, whose son is autistic, is against childhood vaccines because she believes there is a correlation between the shots and the impairment.

Peet, who has a toddler as well, is the spokesperson for Every Child By Two, a non-profit group that wants all kids vaccinated by age two. She labeled such anti-vaccine parents as “parasites” in a recent interview with Cookie.

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