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2016 American film
| Vaxxed | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Wakefield |
| Story by | Writers: Del Matthew Bigtree, Andrew Wakefield. |
| Produced by | Del Bigtree |
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| Running time | 91 minutes. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe is a 2016 American docufiction 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 In 2010 the study was retracted, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked due to "ethical violations and a failure to disclose financial conflicts of interest" and for his invention of evidence linking the MMR vaccine to autism.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 has established that there is no link between vaccines and autism.
The film 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".
Documentary director Penny Lane stated:
Issues around truth and ethics in documentary can get thorny. But this one is easy. This film is not some sort of disinterested investigation into the 'vaccines cause autism' hoax; this film is directed by the person who perpetuated the hoax.
— Penny Lane (director)
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 de Niro announced that 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.
- "Robert De Niro pulls anti-vaccine film from Tribeca after controversy". CNN. Retrieved March 31, 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."