Limited time screening of The Vaccine War July 12-22 with live Q&A

Dear Immunization Partners,

Please share the following information with staff and colleagues.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of Immunization would like to inform you of a limited 10-day free online screening of the documentary Virulent: The Vaccine War along with an upcoming live Q&A session. The screening is made available through the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium.

Film description:

Virulent: The Vaccine War explores the history and consequences of vaccine hesitancy and denial. It’s a war anti-vaccine activists have been fighting for decades; and COVID-19 is what they’ve been practicing for, a national conversation about vaccine safety and mandates.

This documentary puts a human face on scientists and others in the trenches, including:

• Dr. Paul Offit, one of the world’s preeminent virologists and the project’s medical advisor.
• Dr. Peter Salk, public health expert and son of polio vaccine inventor Dr. Jonas Salk.
• Arthur Caplan, PhD, founder of NYU’s Division of Medical Ethics.
• Kevin Roose, New York Times columnist who writes about how disinformation spreads online.
• Ethan Lindenberger, student activist who had himself vaccinated against his parents’ wishes.

Watch the documentary here. It is available from Wednesday, July 12, 2023, through Saturday, July 22, 2023.

A live Q&A session will be held on Friday, July 21, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET. This brown-bag-style event will discuss the making of the film and ways to increase vaccine confidence in patients. Panelists include healthcare professionals and the film’s producers.

Register for the live Q&A session here

Thank you for all your work to protect Michiganders from vaccine-preventable diseases,

Oakland County Health Division, Immunization Action Plan