<sod>The film features the so-called "CDC whistleblower" anti-vaccination narrative: [[Brian Hooker (bioengineer)|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.<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.|date=February 3, 2015|work=[[Snopes]]|accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref> The film contains excerpts of several phone calls between Hooker and Thompson, claimed to have been recorded without Thompson's knowledge.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=hollywoodreporter>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/vaxxed-cover-up-catastrophe-film-879960|title='Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe': Film Review|last=Frank Scheck, Frank|date=April 1, 2016|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref> Hooker's paper on the narrative 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|date=August 27, 2014|publisher=''[[Retraction Watch]]''|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|last=Park, Alice|date=August 29, 2014|work=[[Time (magazine)]]|accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The film features the so-called "CDC whistleblower" anti-vaccination narrative: [[Brian Hooker (bioengineer)|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.<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.|date=February 3, 2015|work=[[Snopes]]|accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref> The film contains excerpts of several phone calls between Hooker and Thompson, claimed to have been recorded without Thompson's knowledge.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=hollywoodreporter>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/vaxxed-cover-up-catastrophe-film-879960 |title='Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe': Film Review |author=Scheck, Frank |date=April 1, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref> Hooker's paper on the narrative 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 |date=August 27, 2014 |work=[[Retraction Watch]] |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 |author=Park, Alice |date=August 29, 2014 |work=[[Time (magazine)]] |accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref><eod>