Vaccine War Video Questionnaire

Please watch the video: “The Vaccine War”

https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-the-vaccine-war/ (Links to an external site.)

After watching the video, please answer the questionnaire:

Vaccine War Questionnaire
1. According to the documentary, approximately how many diseases are currently preventable
by vaccination (as of 2010)?
2. Were any of the anti-vaxxers interviewed medical professionals? What kind of people were
they (as in career/credentials)?
3. One of the reasons the vaccine debate is still ongoing is due to anti-vaxxers “moving the
goalpost” (changing their argument every time one is disproven). Name one of these
“goalposts” that they use to blame vaccines.
4. Why is it so difficult to run scientific experiments to gather evidence on the efficacy of
vaccines?
5. What is “herd immunity” and how does it relate to the importance of vaccination and the
spread of disease?
6. What is one reason you could see symptoms of autism appear soon after vaccination, even if
the vaccine doesn’t cause autism?
a. Ingredients in the vaccines cause side effects that look like autism
b. Autism symptoms usually first appear around the age when kids get vaccines
c. There are no other reasons, when autism appears it is caused by the vaccines
d. Children are emotionally affected from getting vaccinated and their behavior can be
confused with autism
7. Some examples of diseases that have been basically eradicated in wealthy countries but
could return if we don’t vaccinate properly are _______________ and _______________.
a. Malaria
b. Polio
c. Tuberculosis
d. Measles
8. What makes Denmark a great place to study if vaccines cause autism?
9. What were the findings from the Denmark studies in relation to the claims that the MMR
vaccine causes autism and thimerosal causes autism?
10. What are 2 reasons the general public distrust vaccines?