I should have thought about blogging this sooner. LeftBrainRightBrain has blogged it now. Also, I speak of dreams and other blogs.

Every Child by Two has asked its membership to “Please Take The Time To Contact The Oprah Winfrey Show”.  The letter is below.  Reprinted with permission–but I think they are happy to see this spread far and wide:

October 16, 2008

Please Take The Time To Contact The Oprah Winfrey Show

It has been quite some time since Every Child By Two (ECBT) has asked you to take action on an issue related to immunizations. I write to you today with an urgent request for your assistance in reaching out to the Oprah Winfrey Show to urge that she dedicate a show to the science behind the question of whether vaccines cause autism. More than fourteen credible studies have been conducted worldwide exonerating vaccines and yet the media and entertainment industry continue to frame this as a debate. ECBT and our public health partners have reached out to Oprah’s producers countless times without success. However, I recently had a lengthy conversation with one of the producers who recommended that we initiate a letter writing campaign by commenting within the Oprah.com feedback section of the website. This information is tabulated to determine whether there is enough interest to conduct follow up shows.

I urge you to take five minutes to fill out the Oprah Winfrey Show online form by following the link below. In your comments, please request that Oprah invite credible scientists and/or physicians to explain the science of vaccines to her viewers. We also would like her to invite parents who have suffered the loss of a child from a vaccine-preventable disease, and a parent of an autistic child who can speak on behalf of the many families that are frustrated over the continued focus on vaccines and their supposed link to autism and the therapies that focus on “repairing vaccine damage”. Please relate any personal experiences you may have with vaccine-preventable diseases or autism. In addition, please refer the Oprah Winfrey Show to Amy Pisani, Executive Director of Every Child By Two, for any follow-up questions. My phone number is (860) 443-1166.

And finally, please forward this to your family and friends and request that they also reach out to the Oprah Winfrey Show..

https://www.oprah.com/ord/plugform.jsp?plugId=215

Amy Pisani
Executive Director
Every Child By Two
(860) 443-1166
www.ecbt.org
www.vaccinateyourbaby.org

Oprah has given a lot of time to Jenny McCarthy as she has promoted her books and ideas.  Isn’t it about time that she gave some air time to the more standard view?

For those unfamiliar with Every Child by Two, their stated mission is:

To protect all children from vaccine preventable diseases by raising parental awareness of the critical need for timely infant immunizations, fostering the establishment of a systematic method to locate and immunize children, and providing convenient access to immunization services into the future.

Every Child by Two is behind the recent “Vaccinate Your Baby” campaign. The spokesperson is Amanda Peet. Here are a couple of the PSA’s that Ms. Peet has done:

Notice that its been “some time” since Every Child by Two asked for action.  Yes, they are taking this very seriously.  The lessons learned from the UK vaccine scares were very hard won.  I’m glad people are taking the potential for disaster here in the U.S. seriously.