'View' host Jenny McCarthy's vaccine-autism claims: beauty versus science

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Nothing spreads a lie faster than a smile: ABC's "The View" is being roundly criticized for its hiring of Jenny McCarthy by people who fear her belief in a phony link between vaccines and autism will hurt children. The objections aren't just to McCarthy's views, but about a culture so fixated on image that a pretty face can trump decades of research. There may be no greater testament to the power of celebrity than the fact that so many people are willing to treat this as a debate with two equal sides. ...



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