AMANDA PEET - PEET: 'ACTORS' MEDICAL INFLUENCE A SAD FACT'

PEET: 'ACTORS' MEDICAL INFLUENCE A SAD FACT'

LATEST: Actress AMANDA PEET is continuing her campaign against parents who refuse to vaccinate their children, by urging the public to ignore medical advice from celebrities.
Just weeks after sparking controversy by dubbing such parents "parasites", the new mum is standing up to stars like Jenny MCCarthy and Charlie Sheen, who have used their status to vocally oppose vaccinations.
During an appearance on U.S. TV show Good Morning America on Tuesday (05Aug08), Peet begged parents to listen to experts before deciding whether to immunise their kids - and not rely on the advice of celebrities.
She said, "I'm not a doctor, which brings me to another point. It seems like the media is often giving celebrities and actors more authority on this issue than they're giving the experts and that's a sad fact.
"And I know that's a paradox - that's part of why I wanted to become a spokesperson, so I could say, 'Please don't listen to me, don't listen to the actors, go to the experts.'"