President Donald Trump railed against vaccines during a highly anticipated press briefing on the causes of autism on Monday, blaming combination vaccines for chronic diseases among children, including autism.

The remarks came at an event with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , a long-time critic of vaccines, on the causes of autism spectrum disorder, at which officials were outlining findings linking acetaminophen taken during pregnancy to autism. Vaccines were not slated to be a focus of the press conference, but Trump discussed them during extemporaneous remarks.

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