President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference on Monday, in which federal health officials suggested a link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy as a risk for autism. Many health agencies have noted inconclusive results in the research. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
President Donald Trump’s Monday comments about autism and public health were filled with misinformation that left many doctors aghast – and not just about Tylenol.
Most of the media coverage of Trump’s press conference centered around his repeated advice to pregnant Americans to try to avoid taking Tylenol, which he based on a supposed link to autism that has not been proven . But the president also made a series of additional comments about autism, vaccines, and hepatitis B that ranged