Overview
- On her show, Miller said her youngest child is not vaccinated at all and claimed he “never, ever gets sick” and could have “dirt in his mouth” without falling ill.
- She contrasted that child with her oldest, who is fully vaccinated, and linked the difference to breastfeeding, offering anecdotal observations rather than medical evidence.
- Jenny McCarthy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, agreed with Miller and repeated stories from parents who avoid vaccines, echoing claims widely rejected by scientific research.
- Coverage notes extensive studies find no credible link between vaccines and autism, countering claims popular in anti-vaccine circles.
- The remarks arrive days after HHS, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for children, a decision criticized by many public-health experts.