"WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines, and autism without giving new evidence. Speaking from the White House, Trump said women should not take acetaminophen, also known by the brand name Tylenol, "during the entire pregnancy." He said the FDA would begin notifying doctors that the use of acetaminophen "can be associated" with an increased risk of autism, but did not immediately provide any medical evidence for the FDA's new recommendation."
"Trump also raised unfounded concerns about vaccines contributing to rising rates of autism, which affects 1 in 31 U.S. children today, according to the CDC. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said that at Trump's urging he is launching an "all-agency" effort to identify all causes of autism, involving the National Institutes of Health, the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services."
President Donald Trump urged women not to take acetaminophen during pregnancy and said the FDA would notify doctors that acetaminophen use can be associated with increased autism risk, while offering no immediate medical evidence. He also raised concerns about vaccines contributing to rising autism rates. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said he is launching an all-agency effort involving NIH, FDA, CDC and CMS to identify causes of autism at Trump's urging. Kennedy has promoted debunked vaccine-autism theories for years. Scientists attribute rising autism diagnoses to greater awareness and broadened diagnostic criteria and call for more research on environmental factors.
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