The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has altered its webpage on vaccine safety and autism to reflect the false anti-vaccine talking points peddled by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The new language contradicts decades of evidence-based research that has found zero link between childhood vaccinations and autism.
The original version of the page had included a “key points” header stating that, “Studies have shown that there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD),” and that, “No links have been found between any vaccine ingredients and ASD.”
That wording has been removed. Now, the website states that :
The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because stud

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