"Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don't cause autism, he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. His comments provide clarity into who directed the CDC's website change, after many current and former staffers at the agency were surprised to see new published guidance on Wednesday that defies scientific consensus."
"The CDC's 'vaccine safety' page now claims that the statement 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not based on evidence because it doesn't rule out the possibility that infant vaccines are linked to the disorder. The page also has been updated to suggest that health officials have ignored studies showing a potential link. Public health researchers and advocates strongly refute the updated website, saying it misleads the public by exploiting the fact that the scientific method can't satisfy a demand to prove a negative."
"They note that scientists have thoroughly explored potential links between vaccines and autism in rigorous research spanning decades, all pointing to the same conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism. "No environmental factor has been better studied as a potential cause of autism than vaccines," the Autism Science Foundation said in a statement Thursday. "This includes vaccine ingredients as well as the body's response to vaccines. All this research has determined that there is no link between autism and vaccines.""
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its website to contradict long-standing guidance that vaccines do not cause autism. The CDC's vaccine safety page now states that the claim vaccines do not cause autism is not based on evidence because it cannot rule out a potential link, and it suggests officials ignored studies showing possible connections. Many current and former CDC staff were surprised by the change. Public health researchers and advocates strongly reject the update, citing decades of rigorous research that consistently found no link between vaccines and autism.
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