Trump has linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the taking of popular pain medication Tylenol (or paracetamol) by women when pregnant.

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that evidence of a link between the use of paracetamol during pregnancy and autism remains inconsistent, reported Reuters.

"The evidence remains inconsistent," WHO spokesperson Tarik Jašarević said during a press briefing in Geneva.

The response came after US President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the taking of popular pain medication Tylenol (commonly known as paracetamol in other parts of the world) by women when pregnant.

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