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Pulling ‘Vaxxed’ still doesn’t retract vaccine misconceptions

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The Tribeca Film Festival's decision to cancel Vaxxed, a film by discredited doctor Andrew Wakefield, might fuel further mistrust among those already wary of vaccines.

Courtesy of the Tribeca Film Festival

By Rachel Ehrenberg

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