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"It's our personal choice, you know, and if you're really concerned about your kid, then get them vaccinated and it shouldn't be a problem."

Not how it works lady. Did you not read about herd immunity in all your many books?

Oh my gosh. I had to Google who she was an why she was famous. I didn't realize that Laguna Beach had a medical school and/or research facility!

Ugh. High profile people without a clue are really scary. Measles is back in NYC and autism is as prevalent as ever. Hmmmm. There goes the health of Laguna beach

*eye roll*

What an idiot.

the scary thing is… as rich and famous as she is, she HAS to have people in her life who have explained to her that she is being a moron. So it isn't just ignorance. It is like… willfully putting your hands over your ears and refusing to listen to reason.

While I personally vaccinate, I don't think it's my place to judge those who do not. If not vaccinating is important to that family it is absolutely with in their rights to refuse it.

I will definitely judge her because she's spreading dangerous misinformation on serious public health issues through her position as a celebrity/public figure. I also judge her because she's also a completely talentless hack.

@yoursilverlining: agreed. I hate that people are so afraid of autism that they'll risk the lives of their children. It's stupid and offensive to all the children with autism and their families.

I agree with @Beyond2: that I will not judge others decisions on hot topic issues.

However, I also agree with others when they say they should not spread misinformation to the public. Unfortunately this is the case with many public figures about highly sensitive issues such as guns, religion, etc. They shouldn't be judged on their own personal choices, except on their yappy mouths commenting on something they don't fully know about.

I wish celebs (or anyone really) would do their research before spewing misinformation.

I try very hard not to judge other parents decisions for their children. I am a big advocate to doing research on everything important to yourself and your children and make the decision that makes the most sense to you.

I'd rather have a kid with Autism than with polio.

I agree with not judging parents for their parenting decisions. But, I also think that they need to base their reasons on real facts, not on the hype that has already pretty much been debunked.

It's like saying I'm going to breastfeed because formula has glue in it. It's just not true and people would think I was a lunatic for spreading that type of "information."

@lawbee11: @MrsMccarthy: sadly for me their primary home is actually here in Nashville so they're here whenever he's not in season.

@yoursilverlining: FTW

@MamaMoose: yuck I'm sorry to hear that.

@Dandelion: @ladybee: @yoursilverlining: exactly! People just want a scapegoat and its so sad to all of the beautiful autistic souls out there.

oh i guess i missed the part where she became a doctor. honestly, would you expect anything else from this idiot?

Wait, she can read??

Come on, guys. Maybe Laguna Beach high school isn't sui good at teaching science. You can't blame her.

In all seriousness, this is just irresponsible and dangerous. I saw an interview where she said she never intended to become a spokesperson for the anti-vax position. Yeah, but you did. So now you have a responsibility to back up your decision with actual scientific facts. Oh but wait...those don't exist.

@Silva: lol!