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Vaxxed
Vaxxed
Directed by	Andrew Wakefield
Written by	Del Matthew Bigtree; Andrew Wakefield;
Produced by	Del Matthew Bigtree; Brian Burrowes; Kelly Gallagher; Rana Joy Glickman; Lee Nestor; Polly Tommey; Andrew Wakefield;
Cinematography	Brian Burrowes; Andrew Debosz; Kelly Gallagher; Tanayia Koonce; Erik Nanstiel; Mark Roethke; Jenn Sherry Parry; Wael Shukha; Imogen Wakefield;
Edited by	Brian Burrowes
Release date	2016;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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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.^[1]^[2] 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 In 2010 the study was retracted, and Wakefield's medical license was revoked due to "ethical violations and a failure to disclose financial conflicts of interest" and for his invention of evidence linking the MMR vaccine to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.^[3]^[4]

A substantial body of subsequent research has refuted the proposed link between vaccines and autism.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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.^[8] Hooker's paper was subsequently retracted ^[9] due to "serious concerns about the validity of its conclusions".^[10]

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.^[2]^[11]^[12]^[13] Shortly before the evening of March 26, Tribeca founder Robert 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 concluding screening the film would not contribute to or further the discussion of the topic presented.^[1]^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b Rosen, Christopher (March 26, 2016). "Tribeca Film Festival: Vaxxed pulled from schedule". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ 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."

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[ew-pulled-1] Rosen, Christopher (March 26, 2016). "Tribeca Film Festival: Vaxxed pulled from schedule". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

[verge-2] Alessandra, Potenza (March 25, 2016). "The Tribeca Film Festival is screening an anti-vaccine documentary". The Verge. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

[3] "Robert De Niro Defends Screening of Anti-Vaccine Film at Tribeca Festival". nytimes.com.

[4] 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.

[Cochrane-5] 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)

[Taylor2014-6] 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)

[7] 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.

[Snopes-8] "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.

[RetractionWatch-Hooker-9] "Journal takes down autism-vaccine paper pending investigation". Retraction Watch. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

[Time-10] "Journal Retracts Paper that Questioned CDC Autism Study". Time. August 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

[11] 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.

[12] Haelle, Tara (March 25, 2016). "Robert DeNiro Just Broke My Heart". Forbes. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

[13] Lane, Penny (March 24, 2016). "An Open Letter to the Tribeca Film Festival about Vaxxed". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

[14] 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."

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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.<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=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|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 ''[[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.<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&region=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 [UPDATED]|last=Hiltzik|first=Michael|date=25 March 2016|publisher=LA Times|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref>
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 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.<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> Shortly before the evening of March 26, Tribeca founder [[Robert 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 concluding 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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