Paracetamol is a common medicine found in households worldwide. However, recent claims by Donald Trump linking its use during pregnancy to autism have sparked widespread reactions from medical agencies and concerns among expectant mothers. After Trump made the rambling claims, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the evidence of a link between paracetamol and autism is inconsistent.

WHO spokesperson Tarik Jašarević also said that the value of life-saving vaccines should not be questioned.

What did Donald Trump claim?

US President Donald Trump on Monday connected autism to childhood vaccines and the use of the popular painkiller Tylenol by pregnant women, bringing claims.

“Don't take Tylenol,” Trump instructed pregnant women as he also urged the new mothers to not give the drug to

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