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Trump and Kennedy Fuel Controversy Over Autism Claims

9/24/2025

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Story summary

President Donald J. Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claim Tylenol and vaccines cause autism.
Their remarks energize the Make America Healthy Again movement, including anti-vaccine activists and healthcare critics.
Experts and many studies find no strong Tylenol-autism link; vaccine-autism claims are unfounded.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not consulted, raising integrity concerns.

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Story summary

President Donald J. Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claim Tylenol and vaccines cause autism.
Their remarks energize the Make America Healthy Again movement, including anti-vaccine activists and healthcare critics.
Experts and many studies find no strong Tylenol-autism link; vaccine-autism claims are unfounded.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not consulted, raising integrity concerns.