The full episode of my discussion with Dr Brian Hooker, and (apparently) our most controversial episode till date, is here.

Our difficult, but  necessary, conversations on The Pan-African Experience Podcast continues  - following all journalism principles and practices.

Eight years after the publication of Dr Brian Hooker, Ph.D., P.E.’s  paper: Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination timing and autism among young  African American boys: a reanalysis of CDC data, and 6 years after the  documentary, Vaxxed, we revisited the claims made by both projects.

Dr  Hooker’s research found that if MMR vaccine is administered to African  American children, specifically the boys, they are three times more  likely to develop autism.

Dr Hooker’s research was performed with  data he obtained from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC), through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The CDC disputed this research at the time of its publication.

In this week’s episode of The Pan-African Experience, I had a discussion with Dr Hooker about this research.

The  purpose of this conversation was to find out if Dr Hooker still stands  by his research and whether the CDC has been able to review/re-analyse  their data, to consider the race element, following Dr Hooker’s  research.

The Pan-African Experience Podcast contacted  CDC/affiliates twice for a comment with regards to the claims made in  this episode, but they have chosen not to respond.

I am grateful and honoured to have Dr Hooker on the podcast.

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