JENNY McCARTHY: JULIE GERBERDING MUST GO!

By Jenny McCarthy

I’m asking all parents and autism groups to join me in demanding Julie Gerberding’s immediate resignation as Director of the CDC.

On Monday, March 10th, beginning at 9:00am Eastern Daylight Time, let’s all start calling the White House and ask President Bush & Laura Bush  to demand Julie Gerberding’s resignation for incompetence during the autism epidemic. The White House switchboard can be reached at:

202-456-1414

Also, on the same day, please call your local Congressperson and Senators from your state and ask them to call for her resignation, too.

Julie Gerberding has led the CDC for 6 years during a time when the autism epidemic has only gotten worse. Despite tens of thousands of children who declined just like Hannah Poling, Ms. Gerberding stood before cameras yesterday defiant, cold, and defensive. Where is her humanity in the face of such tragedy? Why couldn’t she have said, “We at CDC want to make sure what happened to Hannah doesn’t happen to any other children, we want to make vaccines safe”?

Rather than listen to the heartbreaking stories of so many parents, you can be sure that Ms. Gerberding is spending her time right now trying to get the Spin Machine up and running to minimize, confuse, and deceive the American public.

The autism epidemic won’t end until we fix the vaccine schedule by reducing total vaccines, separating shots, waiting until our kids are older to begin shots, greening our vaccines, and screening for at-risk kids. Ms Gerberding has stood by and watched self-interested parties more than triple our vaccine schedule and I’m certain her inactivity to help our kids will continue.

The chances of Ms. Gerberding taking the radical steps to reform the CDC and reform our vaccine schedule to make it kid-safe are zero! We need a new CDC Director who is an open-minded reformer and who recognizes that we are experiencing an epidemic of autism, which Ms. Gerberding has never publicly admitted.

Please, parents and national autism organizations, let’s all help make our voices heard on Monday.

Thank you,

Jenny McCarthy

Jenny McCarthy is an actress, author and autism advocate.

Comments

[yodaautismmom]

Our governement is evil. They don't care who is hurt with vaccines. to them it is russian routleete.....yea, a few kids will get autism but who gives a shit, we will make money and others will receive shots that don't hurt them so we will deny that vaccines hurt people, even though we know that they do, but who gives a rat, we've got to catch our next flight to France and have another important CDC talk and deny more risks and then go Japan and have sushi and maybe meet with obama, who can push through a bullshit healthcare plan that pushes MORE vaccines that cause autism...oh wow..this is the friggin life man...weeeeee....

[Jewel]

There is no doubt in my mind that vaccinations can be linked to autism.

Bottom line about vaccinations, there is a VAERS fund that will pay you money if you can prove that vaccination screwed your child up (which is hard to prove because the doctors are usually on the side of the pharmaceutical companies) AND those doctors make you sign the dotted line on not holding them responsible. Also, these vaccinations haven't been around long enough to know the long term effects and then look at the vaccinations that used to be given yet were discontinued (smallpox, polio, etc.)

Just research a little people. I have 2 unvaccinated children and let me tell you, their health compared to all the other vaccinated children is unbelievable! No ER visits, no ear infections, nothing! And it is not a federal law in order for children to go to school. RESEARCH!!

[Dorota]

Thank you so much for your responses and advices. I will check out the user-friendly vaccine schedule by Dr. Donald Miller, Jr., MD. I also found out about "The Vaccine Book" by Dr. Sears in which he has an alternative vaccination schedule. Here is his site: http://www.askdrsears.com/default.asp
I know now that I will not follow the current schedule. I will be "in touch". Thank you, again :)

[Terri Lewis]

Dorota,

Please check out the user-friendly vaccine schedule by Dr. Donald Miller, Jr., MD. It can be found at www.generationrescue.org.

In Dr. Miller's opinion, you shouldn't start vaccinating until age 2, and then your child should only receive one vaccine *every 6 months.*

He also advises against live virus vaccines.

If you want my advice, I would never again vaccinate a 2 month old baby, because I just know about all the things that can go wrong.

If you're tempted to go along with the current schedule anyway, you risk the following:

1% to 2% chance of full-blown autism
10% chance of somewhat lesser brain/immune system damage, which might be labeled Asperger's, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.
10% chance of asthma

(So the odds are like playing Russian roulette with your baby.)

Additional chances of seizure disorder, diabetes, food allergies (sometimes life-threatening), other allergies, and even death (esp. after multiple immunization). They like to call this "SIDS" when the baby is young.

Your baby can (and should) be kept away from people who are known to be sick, especially in the first year of life, to the degree that this is possible.

Since the childhood diseases are rare today, it won't be that hard, at least not in the U.S.

When your child is older, the risk of complications from many of the childhood diseases (chicken pox, measles, mumps, flu) is actually less than the risks you face if you overvaccinate!

Good luck; come back and let us know what you decide. You are far from alone in facing this decision.

Terri Lewis

[Craig Willoughby]

Dorota, my advice is to go ahead and get the vaccines, but do it on YOUR terms. Insist on single dose vials, and DO NOT let them inject the cocktails (the MMR and DTaP). Make sure you get them one at a time, not 6 a once like so many doctors are prone to do (don't want to inconvenience those poor doctors, do we? I mean, they have a lot of golf to play!). If you can, wait a week between each individual shot to make sure your baby doesn't have a bad reaction. Also, make sure your baby isn't sick when you bring him in as that may compromise his immune response. Finally, always feel free to post here; all of us are willing to help parents who are scared. If anyone else on this site has additional pointers, please post them so that Dorota can get a good range of advice.

Good luck to you!

[Dorota]

Thank you Jenny for bring autism to the forefront. I also have made my voice heard by sending an email to Julie Gerberding. Now, I’m stock with impossible decision. I have a 6 week old little boy, and his 2 month immunization vaccines are coming up. I am a stay-at-home mom, so I don't plan to send my son to preschool. After reading your site and gathering information about mercury found in vaccines and autism, I am desperate to getting some advice on what to do. Should I wait longer to get him his shots? Is there such thing as a safer vaccine schedule? I can't help but cry while writing this because I don't know where to get the advice. I've been reading all the information on this site, but I'm not sure what the advice is for desperate parents like my husband and I. How should we handle the needed vaccines? Please, can anyone give me an advice?. I am so worried and nervous. At least, point me in some direction. Please.

[Bran Leal]

I have a niece and two nephews. Although, I, myself will probably never conceive, I hold a dear concern for those in need. I have made my voice heard, sending a personal email to Julie Gerberding, as well as calling the White House on the number provided. Is there a site that I could be alerted on these updates where I can help as much as possible in this fight for the future generations? I know there are many, just wondering if there are certain things I should be on the look out for.

Damn the man.

[kim oakley]

Okay, I see that some people aren't thrilled with Ms. McCarthy's diet for her son. Yes, I, too have used diets and they didn't "cure' my son's autism. Nor did they stop his self-abusive behavior (only skin shock therapy contained it and taught him self control that led to a drastic reduction) However, diet does make some difference, so we can conclude that there is much to be learned about what we feed our children. Let's go from there. Maybe, with more ideas and cross-analyzing what others have learned, we can learn new techniques that will enhance our children's lives. After all, it's no secret that food can dramatically alter mood, much like drugs do. Let's keep open dialogue people! We are united by our suffering in this! We need to support each other.

[kim oakley]

I am the author of Chapter 18 of Families of Adults with Autism: Stories and Advice for the Next Generation. If I can say one thing it is we need to keep fighting for our children, because for some of us, our children are "forever children" who cannot speak and thus require constant vigilant advocacy. I am tired of the lies. For over 18 years I have witnessed the apathy of those who allegedly are "charged with the duty" to help families with autism. Naturally, not all, but there are many folks who claim to be "concerned" and want to "help" our kids....YET, by their apathy we know where they stand. The brutal reality is unless we keep exposing these people are children are going to be names stuffed into file cabinets and computer data bases without the slightest shred of remorse. The fact is our children are fragile. They deserve compassion and dedication. Not words. Not more meetings. Not more empty promises. Not more drive by analysis. Not more funding for programs and experts that never know, aren't sure and are forever perplexed. We need action NOW. C'mon people! Years and years and years of research and we still haven't found a cure? There is soooo much hope! So much we can do. We can't give up. Yes, it's complex, but so is life. Let's keep going. Keep speaking out. Keep telling the experts what we expert parents know to be true. We, the parents are the ones who hold valuable insight that could unlock the keys to so many of the questions floating around on pieces of paper. For example, the fact we know our children were different AFTER immunizations! HELLO! Likewise, the plethora of evidence we know to be true that points to our children's brains were forever changed by a casual shot or shots. So, yea, maybe we can't turn back time, but we can sure as hell do all we can to get our children to a place that they receive the care and treatment they deserve. Don't politicians realize that by caring for the least of us, we are showing true humanity? Isn't God watching us? Doesn't HE expect us to make a difference? Yes, it's complicated. Yes, it takes time...but isn't that what we are here for? Taking the time to make a difference in the lives of ALL of our childrenand the families of children with autism?

[Terri Lewis]

RE: Our efforts to get Gerberding to resign--this morning, as promised, I've contacted the media--so far, TIME magazine, CBS news, and Larry King Live.

The story: Parents flood the phone lines at the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the phone lines of presidential candidates, and the CDC "hotlines" for a week.

The response is denial and silence. (But I sense fear, since they know we're onto them now.)

But now it's being passed along that we've done this, that we are doing this, that there are hundreds of thousands of us. . .

Dan, your comments elsewhere that the fall will be fast and furious (but that it could still take years) are right.

The wall is already crumbling in various places, not just here.
There is so much corruption, and it's so very, very rotten from the inside out.