The recent KatVonD scandal has the online beauty and life-style community all worked up about a subject it usually stirs clear of: vaccination and its supposed link to autism. A quick recap for those who have no interest in make up blogs and gossip magazines: Kat Von D is a very famous make up artist and entrepreneur, who is currently pregnant with her first child. In her social media pregnancy announcement, she also mentioned how she and her partner are not planning on vaccinating their child once they are born. The furious debate that ensured divided fans and vaccination advocates
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