Vaccines, Autism, Marching...
Jim Carrey leads a march over vaccines and autism. CBS News is on it:
"We want to send the message to the CDC and our federal government that vaccinations schedules are not one size fits all for all children and that each child is different," said concerned parent Michael Williamson.For more on vaccines, check out: Mandatory Vaccinations: The Choice Should Be Yours.
Their new battle cry: Spread out the vaccine schedule.
"Thirty-six vaccines in the first few years of the life are too many too soon," Carrey said.
By the time a child is two years old, the CDC recommends 14 different vaccines in as many as 28 doses. That may sound like a lot - but these shots have helped to wipe out diseases like smallpox, polio and measles, saving an estimated 33,000 lives a year, according to the CDC.
Even so, some are asking: Why give so many vaccines over a relatively short period of time? Dr. Paul Offit helped invent one of those vaccines.
