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Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Sunday he does not “connect” autism and vaccines in the wake of five top officials’ exit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“The science has debunked links between autism and vaccines for more than 20 years,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker said on “Meet the Press.”

“Oh no, I agree,” Lankford cut in. “I don’t — I don’t connect those two. Yeah, I don’t — I don’t connect those two at all. But there are reasonable questions to say, ‘Why do we have more cases of autism here? What is it?’ But I don’t think they’re connected to vaccines.”

The rapid departure of five top CDC officials has rattled the public health community, with top experts and organizations warning it m

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