Frontline The Vaccine War (Season 28, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

The Vaccine War (Season 28, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline examines both sides of the debate over vaccines. On one side, the public health community wholeheartedly endorses them. One the other, parents and politicians accuse them of causing disorders like autism.

Director

Jon Palfreman

Writer

Jon Palfreman

Producers

Raney Aronson | Missy Frederick | Jon Palfreman | Arun Rath

Composer

John E. Low

Cinematographer

Mark Rublee

Editor

Raoul Rosenberg

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 27, 2010

Release date

Apr 27, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

122 wins & 190 nominations

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Lorie Anderson Self - Parent Self - Parent See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Desi Arnaz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Lucille Ball Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Love Lucy (1951)
Donna Bradshaw-Walters Self - Pediatrician, Ashland, Or Self - Pediatrician, Ashland, Or See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Arthur Caplan Self - Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Self - Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania See fewer	No Ordinary Baby (2001)
Jim Carrey Self - Actor, Parent (archive footage) Self - Actor, Parent (archive footage) See fewer	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Cynthia Cristofani Self - Pediatric Intensivist Self - Pediatric Intensivist See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Emilio Emini Self - Pfizer, Inc. Self - Pfizer, Inc. See fewer	How to Survive a Plague (2012)
Anthony Fauci Self (as Dr. Anthony Fauci) Self (as Dr. Anthony Fauci) See fewer	Fauci (2021)
Barbara Fisher Self - President, National Vaccine Info. Ctr. Self - President, National Vaccine Info. Ctr. See fewer	Silence on Vaccine (2009)
Eric Fombonne Self - McGill University Self - McGill University See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Alvaro Fontan Self - Father Self - Father See fewer	Frontline (1983)
J.B. Handley Self - Founder, Generation Rescue Self - Founder, Generation Rescue See fewer	Spellers (2023)
Anders Hviid Self - Dr. Med. Sci., Statens Serum Institut Self - Dr. Med. Sci., Statens Serum Institut See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Hank Jenkins-Smith Self - University of Oklahoma Self - University of Oklahoma See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Self Self See fewer	The Real Anthony Fauci (2022)
Larry King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Charles Linshaw Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Retreat (2004)
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Jennifer Margulis Self - Parent, Ashland, Oregon Self - Parent, Ashland, Oregon See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg Self - Spokesperson, Generation Rescue (as Jenny McCarthy) Self - Spokesperson, Generation Rescue (as Jenny McCarthy) See fewer	Dirty Love (2005)
Paul Offit Self - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (as Paul A. Offit) Self - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (as Paul A. Offit) See fewer	Hilleman: A Perilous Quest to Save the World's Children (2016)
Robin Parmelee Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	God in America (2010)
Wendy Ranck-Buhr Self - Principal, Sd Cooperative Charter School Self - Principal, Sd Cooperative Charter School See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jim Shames Self Self See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Kristine Sheedy Self - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Self - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Andrew Wakefield Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Protocol-7 (2024)
Melinda Wharton Self - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Self - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Wilma Wooten Self - Public Health Officer, San Diego Self - Public Health Officer, San Diego See fewer	Frontline (1983)