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Advocates Fight Misinformation on Vaccine-Autism Claims

12/5/2025

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Advocates mobilize against misinformation after CDC changes align with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s debunked vaccine-autism claims.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and Autism in Black counter these narratives through education and outreach.
Despite the 2010 retraction of a pivotal study suggesting a vaccine-autism link, Kennedy's rhetoric has reignited fears.
Advocates push for better resources and services for autistic individuals and challenge Kennedy's framing of autism as a disease.

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Advocates mobilize against misinformation after CDC changes align with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s debunked vaccine-autism claims.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) and Autism in Black counter these narratives through education and outreach.
Despite the 2010 retraction of a pivotal study suggesting a vaccine-autism link, Kennedy's rhetoric has reignited fears.
Advocates push for better resources and services for autistic individuals and challenge Kennedy's framing of autism as a disease.