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Anti-Vaccine Activist Investigates Vaccine-Autism Link, Sparks Outrage

4/1/2025

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David A. Geier, an anti-vaccine activist with no medical qualifications, has been tasked by the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the vaccine-autism link. His promotion of debunked theories raises serious alarms about public health and highlights a troubling pattern of misinformation within HHS during the Trump administration, jeopardizing scientific integrity.

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David A. Geier, an anti-vaccine activist with no medical qualifications, has been tasked by the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the vaccine-autism link. His promotion of debunked theories raises serious alarms about public health and highlights a troubling pattern of misinformation within HHS during the Trump administration, jeopardizing scientific integrity.