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Trump Launches Controversial Health Commission for Children

5/23/2025

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Trump Launches Health Initiative

President Trump has unveiled the Make America Healthy Again commission, tackling alarming health issues affecting American children. The first report points to poor diets, lack of exercise, and environmental influences as key contributors. However, it controversially suggests a connection between vaccines and autism, despite no scientific evidence. The commission aims to deliver more detailed findings by fall.

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Trump Stirs Autism Debate

President Donald Trump's recent remarks linking rising autism rates to external factors have sparked alarm among medical experts, who fear the resurgence of unfounded conspiracy theories. A CDC report reveals autism prevalence has surged from 1 in 36 to 1 in 31 children, intensifying the debate around the controversial claims about vaccines and food additives, which lack scientific backing.

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Trump Launches Health Initiative

President Trump has unveiled the Make America Healthy Again commission, tackling alarming health issues affecting American children. The first report points to poor diets, lack of exercise, and environmental influences as key contributors. However, it controversially suggests a connection between vaccines and autism, despite no scientific evidence. The commission aims to deliver more detailed findings by fall.

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