Performer Rejects Anti-Vax Position After Lending His Voice To Controversial Covid Film
Liam Neeson has lent his vocal talents to a new documentary that challenges the legitimacy of vaccinations and lauds former cabinet secretary RFK Jr.
The Documentary's Contentious Foundation
Titled "Plague of Corruption," the documentary is based on a bestselling book written by a controversial scientist, who became famous during the global outbreak for assertions that the virus was a result of a faulty batch of the seasonal immunization.
The book's collaborator, Kent Heckenlively, has also written books with conspiracy-prone radio host the Infowars host. He took to social media celebrating Neeson's participation in the film.
A Firm Statement
The team of Neeson have provided a comment pushing back against suggestions that he supports anti-vax views.
"Everyone can recognize that corruption may occur within the drug industry, but that must not be conflated with being against vaccines," the response states. "Liam has never been, and remains not, against vaccines. His long work with the UN children's agency reinforces his consistent support for global immunisation initiatives."
The response noted that the performer did not shape the film's narrative and that questions about its claims should be directed to the producers.
Key Claims Within the Film
In the film, the voiceover read by Neeson includes several provocative claims:
- It claims that pro-vaccine voices have called for "blind obedience" to health authorities.
- It declares that "medical science has become dangerously politicized."
- Robert F Kennedy Jr is featured stating, "The big problem with vaccines is that they just aren't safely tested."
- It also criticizes pandemic restrictions, arguing they caused psychological harm that resulted in thousands of lives.
- Regarding Covid vaccines, it cites a view that they were "hurriedly approved" and seen as "dangerous experiments."
Historical Controversy and Recent Disputes
It also references a 2004 BBC documentary about HIV drug testing on children, which was later the focus of a BBC apology by the corporation for editorial breaches.
Recently, the political figure instructed the Centers for Disease Control to revise its official position that there is no causal relationship between immunizations and autism spectrum disorder. This supposed link is also referenced in the film, despite a fresh analysis from the World Health Organisation stating no such link has been found.
A Previous Statement of Advocacy
Contrasting the documentary's tone, Neeson has previously expressed clear advocacy for vaccines in his position as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
In 2022, he called vaccines as "a remarkable triumph," adding that "The discourse about vaccines in the past few years has lost sight of how much positive impact they have done... It is perhaps one of the biggest shared accomplishments in human history."
The documentary ends with Neeson's voice stating, "This marks not the finish of our journey. This is the dawn of a new chapter."