Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks producing film on vaccine hesitancy

Shot in the Arm executive producer Neil deGrasse Tyson, left, poses with All Things Considered producer Christopher Alston, center, and host Jim Burress.
"Shot in the Arm" executive producer Neil deGrasse Tyson, left, poses with "All Things Considered" producer Christopher Alston, center, and host Jim Burress at the 2024 National Immunizations Conference in Atlanta, which hosted a screening of the documentary. (Courtesy of Anne Isenhower)

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“Shot in the Arm,” a new documentary from Oscar-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy and executive producer Neil deGrasse Tyson, is set to hit theaters and PBS stations nationwide this fall.

The film, which explores vaccine hesitancy and disinformation, began as an investigation into a global measles epidemic in 2019 but shifted focus to the COVID-19 pandemic.