What's behind rising autism rates: A broader ... - Associated Press News
12 hours ago · President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club.. Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services who has been an anti-vaccine advocate, would look into the reasons for rising autism rates.
Trump, RFK Jr. to have 'big discussion' on vaccines, autism
2 days ago · The myth that vaccines cause autism stems from a discredited and retracted 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield, a disbarred British physician. The study published in the science journal, The Lancet.
Vaccines don't cause autism. What does? - NBC News
The myth that autism is caused by childhood vaccines — proposed in 1998 by a British doctor who was later banned from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom — has been thoroughly debunked.
Trump Draws False Link Between Vaccines and Autism in Interview
4 days ago · Even though Wakefield’s study has been widely debunked and refuted, and modern studies consistently show that shots are safe, the idea that vaccines are linked to autism persists, without ...
Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between ...
Dec 8, 2024 · The debunked link between autism and childhood vaccines, particularly the inoculation against mumps, measles and rubella, was first claimed in 1998 by a British doctor who was later banned from ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Vaccines | Rollins School of Public …
Dec 9, 2024 · Research on the debunked link between vaccines and autism is clear. Top experts, including Rollins School of Public Health Dean M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, have been studying autism and its causes for many years. In this interview, Fallin discusses what we know about the causes of autism and what the science says about vaccine safety.
Trump Holds Forth on Vaccines, the Media and Drones
15 hours ago · President-elect Donald J. Trump announced a $100 billion investment from SoftBank, a Japanese company, then jumped from one topic to another in his first news conference since the election.
False Claim About Cause of Autism Highlighted on Pennsylvania …
Jul 21, 2023 · Evidence has shown that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine commonly given to children isn’t related to the development of autism. Rather, autism is understood to be caused by...
Viral Posts Misuse Rat Study to Make Unfounded Claims About …
Jan 26, 2024 · A criticized study that gave COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant rats doesn’t show that vaccines cause autism or that people shouldn’t get COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to claims.
Vaccines don’t cause autism, but the lie won’t die—in fact, it’s ...
Jun 5, 2024 · In 2021, 9 percent of respondents falsely indicated that the MMR vaccine causes autism, responding that the statement was "definitely true" (2 percent) or "probably true" (7 percent).