Shot in the arm / Health misinformation

Name: Shot in the arm / Health misinformation
Start: 2026-04-14T16:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-14T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Cinemateket

Schedule

Tue Apr 14 2026 at 04:45 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Cinemateket | Copenhagen , SK

(Danish below)
This documentary explores public mistrust in vaccines both historically and in the presence of modern pandemics. It looks at both the measles outbreaks in 2019, a result of decreasing vaccination rates in children, and the COVID-19 pandemic that followed shortly after, thereby unpacking the rise of the modern “anti-vax” movement. By contrasting perspectives from scientific experts and influential voices spreading health misinformation, the film highlights how fear, politics, and digital echo chambers contribute to the growing mistrust in vaccines. While focused primarily on the United States, the documentary also addresses parallel health conspiracy movements in parts of Europe, offering a wider international context.

Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
USA, 2023
English
99 min
Event
The film is introduced by Jørgen Kurtzhals, Vice-Dean for Education, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH. The screening is followed by a panel with Robb Butler (Special Representative for Climate and Health and former Director Infectious Diseases, WHO Europe), and Bolette Søborg (Deputy Director and Head of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Statens Serum Institut), moderated by Lena Skovgaard Andersen (Director of the School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen). They will take the conversation beyond the USA and give insights into the current situation of vaccine mistrust in Europe and specifically Denmark by discussing health information and science communication in the 21st century. Mexican fingerfood and drinks are served in Asta Bar after the panel as a warm-up to the evening’s next film ‘Desert Angel’. The event will be in English.
Danish:
Shot in the arm / Sundhedsmisinformation
Tirsdag den 14. april, 16.45 – 19.00
Denne dokumentar udforsker offentlig mistillid til vacciner både historisk og i forbindelse med moderne pandemier. Den ser på både mæslingeudbruddene i 2019 – et resultat af faldende vaccinationsrater blandt børn – og COVID-19-pandemien, der fulgte kort efter, og afdækker dermed fremvæksten af den moderne “anti-vax”-bevægelse. Ved at viser perspektiver fra videnskabelige eksperter med indflydelsesrige stemmer, der spreder sundhedsmisinformation, viser filmen, hvordan frygt, politik og digitale ekkokamre bidrager til den stigende mistillid til vacciner. Selvom fokus primært er på USA, berører dokumentaren også sundhedskonspirationer i dele af Europa og giver dermed en bredere international kontekst.
Instruktør: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
USA, 2023
Engelsk
99 min
Event
Filmen introduceres af Jørgen Kurtzhals, Prodekan for Uddannelse, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Københavns Universitet. Efter filmvisningen er der paneldebat med Robb Butler (Special Representative for Climate and Health og tidligere Direktør for Infektionssygdomme, WHO Europe) og Bolette Søborg (Vicedirektør og Leder af Sektion for Vaccineforebyggelige sygdomme, Statens Serum Institut), modereret af Lena Skovgaard Andersen (Leder af School of Global Health, Københavns Universitet). De vil bringe samtalen ud over USA og give indblik i den aktuelle situation omkring vaccinemistillid i Europa og specifikt Danmark ved at diskutere sundhedsinformation og videnskabelig kommunikation i det 21. århundrede. Der serveres mexicanske snacks og drinks i Asta Bar efter panelet, som optakt til aftenens næste film, 'Desert Angel’. Arrangementet foregår på engelsk.