After news broke on Friday about reality television star Kristin Cavallari opting to not vaccinate her children because of her concerns regarding autism, the Twitterverse went bonkers on Jenny McCarthy, a well-known outspoken figure against vaccinations.
McCarthy's 11-year-old son Evan was diagnosed with autism in 2007 and ever since, she has been outspoken about the subject of vaccinations. In 2008 while interviewing with Larry King, McCarthy noted that there has been an increase in the number of vaccinations along with an increase in cases of autism.
When McCarthy joined The View on ABC, many were concerned that she would condemn vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella. But instead she has simply mentioned her concern about the link between vaccinations and autism. In recent years (especially in the past few months) there have been various outbreaks of measles and mumps in different parts of the United States--mostly due to parents not vaccinating their children.
Last month in San Francisco, there were 15 documented cases of measles when a college student rode the transit system after visiting the Philippines without getting vaccinated. He reportedly contracted measles and spread it to some nearby passengers. Fordham University in the Bronx reported a small mumps outbreak last month as well. And a couple of weeks ago there were 16 measles cases reported in upper Manhattan, prompting city officials to urge residents to get their vaccinations.
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