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Kennedy Alters CDC Website, Fuels Vaccine-Autism Debate

11/22/2025

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, ordered a change to the CDC website to imply a link between vaccines and autism.
In an interview, Kennedy said he does not believe the assertion that vaccines do not cause autism.
The amended CDC page states that studies have not ruled out a possible connection, contradicting prior claims of no link.

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Story summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary, ordered a change to the CDC website to imply a link between vaccines and autism.
In an interview, Kennedy said he does not believe the assertion that vaccines do not cause autism.
The amended CDC page states that studies have not ruled out a possible connection, contradicting prior claims of no link.