Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe

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Contains: Language    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens May 6, 2016

Runs 91 minutes

This is a documentary about a potential cover-up by the CDC of a link between the MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccine and Autism. A biologist named Brian Hooker received a call from a Dr. William Thompson at the CDC. Thompson wanted to remain anonymous but provide inside data supporting the claim that the CDC manipulated data and covered-up a supposed link between the MMR and autism. The movie provides some interesting information about the testing of vaccines and the pharmaceutical companies, but the link to autism is fairly tenuous. 

I thought this was an interesting film but since watching it, I have read all kinds of studies that discredit any real link between the MMR vaccine and autism. It is still disheartening to see the children affected by autism and not understand what happened to them. Any data provided by the film is flashed on the screen for 2 seconds and it is impossible to judge what it means. The film does provide some food for thought and possible avenues that potentially might help to understand vaccines and any possible link to Autism. I don't think we should jump to conclusions or quit vaccinating our kids but there are some studies that might be helpful.  If you are interested, there are several steps you could take listed at the end of the film. Ok film. Good, not great and it left me with way too many questions and no answers.

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