Una verdad simulada

I know this and 8-month-old video, but I just got to know about it now. Here is video of Amanda Peet’s interview on ABC’s morning show, where she argues why parents should get their children vaccinated and that vaccination-autism link is not supported by evidence. Money quote:

I am not a doctor. […] It seems that media is often giving celebrities and actors more authority on this issue than they are giving the experts. And thats a sad fact. And I know its a paradox, but that is why I wanted to become a spokesperson to say to people: “please don’t listen to me. Don’t listen to actors, go to the experts”.

She deserves her place in the 10 Skeptics Who Kicked Ass in 2008 list.

And here is a quote that Orac would love to hear from more and more people:

[…] Its hard to believe that when you take the Institute of Health, the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics; virtually the entire medical community here and in Europe who are telling us that the vaccines are safe… its hard to understand why there is such rampant suspicion and a determination to mistrust those institutions when this is the most scrutinized medical product on the market.

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After reading her name on the 10-skeptics list, I have no shame in admitting that I even watched the movie Fast Track on Zee Studio last week.

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