U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson says families should rely on their doctors for advice on vaccinating their children after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its website to suggest a connection between vaccines and autism that scientific studies have long refuted.

The change by the CDC, the federal public health agency, has alarmed doctors and other public health professionals . Some public health experts have called it a political move by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic.

In a statement on Nov. 21, Hinson, a Republican who is running for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat, said families should consult with their doctors about vaccinations.

"Families should rely on guidance from their doctors about what’s right for th

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