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| '''''Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe''''' is a 2016 American ] about the involvement of the ] (CDC) in the ]. The film was directed by former physician ] and was set for premiere at the 2016 ] before being removed from screening.<ref name="ew-pulled">{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/26/tribeca-film-festival-vaxxed-pulled-schedule|title=Tribeca Film Festival: Vaxxed pulled from schedule|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|date=26 March 2016|work=]|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=verge>{{cite web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/25/11306458/tribeca-film-festival-anti-vaccine-documentary-robert-deniro|title=The Tribeca Film Festival is screening an anti-vaccine documentary|last=Alessandra|first=Potenza|date=25 March 2016|publisher=The Verge|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> | '''''Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe''''' is a 2016 American ] about the involvement of the ] (CDC) in the ]. The film was directed by discredited former physician and anti-vaccine activist ] and was set for premiere at the 2016 ] before being removed from screening.<ref name="ew-pulled">{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/26/tribeca-film-festival-vaxxed-pulled-schedule|title=Tribeca Film Festival: Vaxxed pulled from schedule|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|date=26 March 2016|work=]|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=verge>{{cite web|url=http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/25/11306458/tribeca-film-festival-anti-vaccine-documentary-robert-deniro|title=The Tribeca Film Festival is screening an anti-vaccine documentary|last=Alessandra|first=Potenza|date=25 March 2016|publisher=The Verge|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> In 1998 Wakefield published a study in '']'' suggesting that vaccines caused autism. In 2010 the study was retracted, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked due to "ethical violations and a failure to disclose financial conflicts of interest" and for his invention of evidence linking the ] to autism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/26/health/vaccines-autism-robert-de-niro-tribeca-film-festival-andrew-wakefield-vaxxed.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&module=Trending&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article|title=Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival|publisher=nytimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-tribeca-vaccine-20160323-snap-htmlstory.html|title=Column: How Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival sold out to anti-vaccine crackpots |last=Hiltzik|first=Michael|date=25 March 2016|publisher=LA Times|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> | ||
| A substantial body of subsequent research found that there is ].<ref name=Cochrane>{{cite journal |author=Demicheli V, Rivetti A, Debalini MG, Di Pietrantonj C |title=Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=2 |issue= |pages=CD004407 |year=2012 |pmid=22336803 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub3}}</ref><ref name=Taylor2014>{{cite journal |author=Taylor LE, Swerdfeger AL, Eslick GD |title=Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies |journal=Vaccine |volume=32 |issue=29 |pages=3623–9 |date=June 2014|pmid=24814559 |doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.085}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Maglione MA, Das L, Raaen L, etal |title=Safety of vaccines used for routine immunization of U.S. children: a systematic review |journal=Pediatrics |volume=134 |issue=2 |pages=325–37 |date=August 2014 |pmid=25086160 |doi=10.1542/peds.2014-1079 }}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The film also features the "CDC whistleblower" narrative: ] published a study based on claims by William Thompson to the effect that the CDC had suppressed mention of a correlation between vaccination and autism in African-American boys.<ref name="Snopes">{{cite web | url=http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cdcwhistleblower.asp | title=Data suppressed by the CDC proved that the MMR vaccine produces a 340% increased risk of autism in African-American boys. | work=] | accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The film also features the so-called "CDC whistleblower" narrative: ] published a study based on claims by William Thompson to the effect that the CDC had suppressed mention of a correlation between vaccination and autism in African-American boys.<ref name="Snopes">{{cite web | url=http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cdcwhistleblower.asp | title=Data suppressed by the CDC proved that the MMR vaccine produces a 340% increased risk of autism in African-American boys. | work=] | accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref> Hooker's paper was subsequently retracted due to "serious concerns about the validity of its conclusions".<ref name="RetractionWatch-Hooker">{{cite web | url=http://retractionwatch.com/2014/08/27/journal-takes-down-autism-vaccine-paper-pending-investigation/ | title=Journal takes down autism-vaccine paper pending investigation | publisher=] | accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Time">{{cite news | url=http://time.com/3222008/paper-questioning-cdc-autism-study-retracted/ | title=Journal Retracts Paper that Questioned CDC Autism Study | work=Time | date=August 29, 2014 | accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ==Attempted screening== | ==Attempted screening== | ||
| The film's selection for the 2016 ] was the subject of public outcry and widespread criticism, particularly for allowing Wakefield to distribute his theories.<ref name=verge/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jezebel.com/robert-de-niro-defends-anti-vax-film-screening-at-tribe-1767104869|title=Robert De Niro Defends Anti-Vax Film Screening at Tribeca; Says It Will Allow for 'Conversation'|last=Merlan|first=Annie|date=25 March 2016|publisher=Jezebel|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2016/03/25/robert-deniro-just-broke-my-heart/#55b2f48b3539|title=Robert DeNiro Just Broke My Heart|last=Haelle|first=Tara|date=25 March 2016|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/97862-an-open-letter-to-the-tribeca-film-festival-about-vaxxed/#.VvbBPj9OE4A|title=An Open Letter to the Tribeca Film Festival about Vaxxed|last=Lane|first=Penny|date=24 March 2016|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> Actor ], who co-founded the festival. initially defended the decision to show the film, writing on ] that the film was " very personal" to him due to him having a kid afflicted by Autism, <ref name="fortunevaxxed">{{cite web|last1=Tarkan|first1=Laurie|title=Why Robert De Niro Promoted -- then Pulled -- Anti-Vaccine Documentary|url=http://fortune.com/2016/03/29/robert-de-niro-anti-vaccine-documentary/|website=Fortune|accessdate=30 March 2016}}</ref> further claiming that he hoped the film would open a dialog about the controversy. <ref name="fortunevaxxed"/> Shortly before the evening of March 26, however de Niro announced the film would not screen, stating that consultation with other film festival representatives and members of the scientific community had led to him to conclude that screening the film would not contribute to or further the discussion of the topic presented.<ref name="ew-pulled"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b596c28b662e4fabbca69e16589ed1a2/de-niros-tribeca-festival-pulls-anti-vaccination-film | title=De Niro's Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film | author=Nekesa Mumbi Moody | date=27 March 2016 | website=bigstory.ap.org | publisher= | access-date=27 March 2016 | quote=De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue "that is deeply personal to me and my family." However, he said after he and Tribeca organizers reviewed it, "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for |
The film's selection for the 2016 ] was the subject of public outcry and widespread criticism, particularly for allowing Wakefield to distribute his discredited theories.<ref name=verge/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jezebel.com/robert-de-niro-defends-anti-vax-film-screening-at-tribe-1767104869|title=Robert De Niro Defends Anti-Vax Film Screening at Tribeca; Says It Will Allow for 'Conversation'|last=Merlan|first=Annie|date=25 March 2016|publisher=Jezebel|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2016/03/25/robert-deniro-just-broke-my-heart/#55b2f48b3539|title=Robert DeNiro Just Broke My Heart|last=Haelle|first=Tara|date=25 March 2016|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/97862-an-open-letter-to-the-tribeca-film-festival-about-vaxxed/#.VvbBPj9OE4A|title=An Open Letter to the Tribeca Film Festival about Vaxxed|last=Lane|first=Penny|date=24 March 2016|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> Actor ], who co-founded the festival. initially defended the decision to show the film, writing on ] that the film was " very personal" to him due to him having a kid afflicted by Autism, <ref name="fortunevaxxed">{{cite web|last1=Tarkan|first1=Laurie|title=Why Robert De Niro Promoted -- then Pulled -- Anti-Vaccine Documentary|url=http://fortune.com/2016/03/29/robert-de-niro-anti-vaccine-documentary/|website=Fortune|accessdate=30 March 2016}}</ref> further claiming that he hoped the film would open a dialog about the controversy. <ref name="fortunevaxxed"/> Shortly before the evening of March 26, however de Niro announced the film would not screen, stating that consultation with other film festival representatives and members of the scientific community had led to him to conclude that screening the film would not contribute to or further the discussion of the topic presented.<ref name="ew-pulled"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b596c28b662e4fabbca69e16589ed1a2/de-niros-tribeca-festival-pulls-anti-vaccination-film | title=De Niro's Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film | author=Nekesa Mumbi Moody | date=27 March 2016 | website=bigstory.ap.org | publisher= | access-date=27 March 2016 | quote=De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue "that is deeply personal to me and my family." However, he said after he and Tribeca organizers reviewed it, "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for."}}</ref> | ||
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2016 American film
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Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe is a 2016 American documentary film about the involvement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the MMR vaccine controversy. The film was directed by discredited former physician and anti-vaccine activist Andrew Wakefield and was set for premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival before being removed from screening. In 1998 Wakefield published a study in The Lancet suggesting that vaccines caused autism. In 2010 the study was retracted, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked due to "ethical violations and a failure to disclose financial conflicts of interest" and for his invention of evidence linking the MMR vaccine to autism.
A substantial body of subsequent research found that there is no link between vaccines and autism.
The film also features the so-called "CDC whistleblower" narrative: Brian Hooker published a study based on claims by William Thompson to the effect that the CDC had suppressed mention of a correlation between vaccination and autism in African-American boys. Hooker's paper was subsequently retracted due to "serious concerns about the validity of its conclusions".
Attempted screening
The film's selection for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival was the subject of public outcry and widespread criticism, particularly for allowing Wakefield to distribute his discredited theories. Actor Robert de Niro, who co-founded the festival. initially defended the decision to show the film, writing on Facebook that the film was " very personal" to him due to him having a kid afflicted by Autism, further claiming that he hoped the film would open a dialog about the controversy. Shortly before the evening of March 26, however de Niro announced the film would not screen, stating that consultation with other film festival representatives and members of the scientific community had led to him to conclude that screening the film would not contribute to or further the discussion of the topic presented.
References
- ^ Rosen, Christopher (March 26, 2016). "Tribeca Film Festival: Vaxxed pulled from schedule". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Alessandra, Potenza (March 25, 2016). "The Tribeca Film Festival is screening an anti-vaccine documentary". The Verge. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- "Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival". nytimes.com.
- Hiltzik, Michael (March 25, 2016). "Column: How Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival sold out to anti-vaccine crackpots [UPDATED]". LA Times. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- Demicheli V, Rivetti A, Debalini MG, Di Pietrantonj C (2012). "Vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella in children". Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2: CD004407. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub3. PMID 22336803.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Taylor LE, Swerdfeger AL, Eslick GD (June 2014). "Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies". Vaccine. 32 (29): 3623–9. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.085. PMID 24814559.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Maglione MA, Das L, Raaen L, et al. (August 2014). "Safety of vaccines used for routine immunization of U.S. children: a systematic review". Pediatrics. 134 (2): 325–37. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1079. PMID 25086160.
- "Data suppressed by the CDC proved that the MMR vaccine produces a 340% increased risk of autism in African-American boys". Snopes. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "Journal takes down autism-vaccine paper pending investigation". Retraction Watch. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "Journal Retracts Paper that Questioned CDC Autism Study". Time. August 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- Merlan, Annie (March 25, 2016). "Robert De Niro Defends Anti-Vax Film Screening at Tribeca; Says It Will Allow for 'Conversation'". Jezebel. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- Haelle, Tara (March 25, 2016). "Robert DeNiro Just Broke My Heart". Forbes. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- Lane, Penny (March 24, 2016). "An Open Letter to the Tribeca Film Festival about Vaxxed". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Tarkan, Laurie. "Why Robert De Niro Promoted -- then Pulled -- Anti-Vaccine Documentary". Fortune. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- Nekesa Mumbi Moody (March 27, 2016). "De Niro's Tribeca festival pulls anti-vaccination film". bigstory.ap.org. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
De Niro, who has a child with autism, said he had hoped to provide an opportunity for conversation around an issue "that is deeply personal to me and my family." However, he said after he and Tribeca organizers reviewed it, "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for."