PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon health care workers have rejected President Donald Trump’s claims against acetaminophen.

The claims have “become commonplace in this administration’s ongoing efforts to politicize health care and dismantle our nation’s public health infrastructure,” according to a statement the Oregon Nurses Association released on Friday.

Trump and the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advised pregnant people against using the over-the-counter drug acetaminophen, commonly known under the brand name Tylenol, during a White House press conference on Monday. The president also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would immediately begin informing doctors that the usage of acetaminophen during pregnancy is linked to an increased

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