Read about her here: http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/2008/07/amandapeet
She's the shill of the month because of her quote in the article:
"I buy 99 percent organic food for Frankie, and I don't like to give her medicine or put sunscreen on her," says Peet. "But now that I've done my research, vaccines do not concern me." What does concern her is the growing number of unvaccinated children who are benefiting from the "shield" created by the inoculated—we are protected from viruses only if everyone, or most everyone, is immunized: "Frankly, I feel that parents who don't vaccinate their children are parasites."
To make matters worse, the article admits her links to big pharma:
Eventually her brother-in-law arranged a series of phone calls between Peet and his own mentor, Paul Offit, M.D., who is chief of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, and a board member of Every Child by Two, a pro-vaccine organization cofounded in 1991 by former first lady Rosalynn Carter.
Now, even knowing that she lit off a firestorm response by calling parents who do not vaccinate "parasites", her "apology" that was submitted was a well-coached piece of garbage:
http://www.cookiemag.com/entertainment/2008/07/peet_apology
"...However, I still believe that the decision not to vaccinate our children bodes for a dangerous future. Vast reductions in immunization will lead to a resurgence of deadly viruses. This is as indisputable as global warming. I know a lot of parents who secretly use as a justification, "Well, enough other people are vaccinating, so therefore, we don't have to."
In this era of cynicism, it's hard to believe that any corporation, medical or otherwise, has our best interests at heart. But it's irresponsible to suggest that virtually the entire medical community, and the CDC, and the American Academy of Pediatrics are behind a massive cover-up about vaccine safety. Fourteen studies have been conducted (both here in the US and abroad), and these tests are reproducible; no matter where they are administered, or who is funding them, the conclusion is the same: there is no association between autism and vaccines. How many more studies do we need to conduct on vaccines, before we start re-channeling our efforts and money towards research on autism?"
For that, she wins the honor this month hands-down! IDIOT!
UPDATE!
So, still wondering if Amanda Peet is really a shill for big pharma or just an arrogant fool? She sure seems buddy-buddy with the folks that run "Every Child By Two"! See the press release below:
http://tinyurl.com/aapreleae