It's been a tough couple of weeks for anti-vaxxers.
Under pressure from medical authorities to avoid promoting what is widely considered to be junk science, the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival announced over the weekend it had canceled the scheduled screening of a documentary that alleges a link between vaccines and autism.
Robert DeNiro, one of the festival founders, who had previously suggested that he was open to considering the debunked theory, walked back his tacit support, saying that, after discussions with experts, "We do not believe it contributes to or furthers the discussion I had hoped for."
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