Press Release

Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice Contact: Beverly Stone Telephone: (802) 490 2373 Email: [email protected] VAXXED: From Cover-up to Catastrophe to Be Shown in Vermont Theaters

October 18, 2016 - BRATTLEBORO, VT — The controversial documentary film “VAXXED: From Cover-up to Catastrophe” will be screened at the Latchis Theater in Brattleboro, Vermont on Monday, October 24th at 7 p.m. Tickets ($11) are available through Eventbrite at: tinyurl.com/jb8uswb.

“VAXXED” presents a whistleblower from within the U.S. government and investigates how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concealed and destroyed data they had in their possession that showed a link between the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine and . CDC is the national agency charged with protecting the public health and autism is potentially the most catastrophic epidemic of our lifetime, affecting 1 in every 68 children today.

VAXXED captured international headlines when it was pulled from the already- announced line-up of the under pressure from festival sponsors. Two weeks later, on national television (NBC’s Today Show), festival co-founder , who has a son with autism, said: "There's something there that people aren't addressing… All I wanted is the movie to be seen. People can make their own judgment, but you must see it."

Since being banned from Tribeca, VAXXED has been screened in 65 cities and 29 states and is on track to become the largest crowd-sourced theatrical campaign of all time. The film is produced by Polly Tommey of the Autism Media Channel and , formerly a producer of the hit show “.” The film is directed by Dr. .

The film will be shown throughout Vermont, and screenings are being organized by members of the Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice. Tickets are available through GATHR and Eventbrite. For more details, see schedule of events, and movie review, attached.

About the Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice

The Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice (VCVC) is a 501(c)4 non-profit, grassroots, social advocacy organization standing up for the human right to vaccination choice. Visit: www.VoicesforChoice.com for more.

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Schedule – Vermont Screenings VAXXED: FROM COVERUP TO CATASTROPHE

Monday October 24 at 7 pm BRATTLEBORO - Latchis 4 TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaxxed-in-brattleboro-tickets-28190741266

Tuesday, October 25 at 7 pm MONTPELIER – Savoy Theater (TICKETS are SOLD OUT)

Tuesday, November 1 at 7 pm MONTPELIER – Savoy Theater TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaxxed-repeat-showing-montpelier-vt-tickets- 28312684000

Wednesday, November 2 at 7 pm MIDDLEBURY- Marquis Theater TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaxxed-in-middlebury-tickets-28191606855

Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30 pm ST. JOHNSBURY - Catamount Arts TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaxxed-in-st-johnsbury-tickets-28049445647

Thursday, November 3 at 7 pm BURLINGTON – Roxy Theater TICKETS: http://gathr.us/screening/17982

Film Review VAXXED: FROM COVERUP TO CATASTROPHE

On the one hand we’ve heard over and over how studies confirm that vaccines don’t cause autism, yet the “vaccine court” has paid many, many claims for serious brain injury under the rubric of “encephalopathy.” Something is going on. On the one hand we hear of how incredibly safe vaccines are yet never has there been a basic and much-needed study comparing vaccinated versus unvaccinated populations. Is there something to hide? On the one hand we hear of how unreasonable and unscientific are the “vaccine refusers,” but on the other hand whole reams of published research are ignored by a medical community - because this research gives an inconvenient answer. Why is this research ignored?

The documentary VAXXED gives the answer. The CDC, which receives about one quarter of its funding from industry sources and is heavily involved in publishing vaccine research, has extremely close ties to the vaccine manufacturers. Apparently, CDC has been corrupted by this too-close association.

In VAXXED, Dr. William Thompson (the senior CDC whistleblower), tells how a major study was deliberately altered to hide a link of vaccines with autism. In the film, we learn how even the existence of a CDC whistleblower was kept from the general public.

One must ask: what is there to hide?

VAXXED is a powerful documentary that deserves to be widely seen. We’ve heard over and over that there’s no correlation between vaccines to autism, but in VAXXED we learn that the CDC knew better and decided to protect the vaccine program, and vaccine profits, rather than our children.

Have all of the studies been “fixed”? Watch VAXXED, and then demand that Dr. William Thompson be allowed to testify before Congress.

- Written by a concerned Vermont resident, who wishes to remain anonymous.