Surprise: Trump’s Pick for CDC Chief Has Spread the Debunked Claim That Vaccines Can Cause Autism
The Washington Post reports that Weldon—a physician and former congressman whom anti-vaccine activists wanted to lead the CDC ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasted in Community Note for Autism Comment
Greene reposted a video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who Trump has nominated as the next secretary of the Department of Health ...
Vaccine Questions Shouldn't Be Verboten
On another subject, this answer would sound like a dodge. All Trump said is that children shouldn't be exposed to dangerous ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene roasted online for unequivocally saying ‘vaccines cause autism’
As one observer noted, Greene’s belief about the supposed dangers of vaccines ‘is not too far from the stated views of the ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene called out for belief that vaccines cause Autism
Greene declared her latest conspiracy theory in a post to X, where it was hit with a corrective community note.
Elon Musk’s X Corrects MTG’s ‘Vaccines Cause Autism’ Claim
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took to X on Monday to falsely state that vaccines caused autism—but not without backlash.
Trump’s Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but ‘Team of Opponents’
The president-elect’s choices to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as agencies such as the National ...
Why Trump’s CDC pick is raising concern in the public health community
Public health experts worry that Weldon could undermine confidence in vaccines even as infectious-disease threats such as ...
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An exit interview with CDC director Mandy Cohen
Today's health news includes an exit interview with the CDC's Mandy Cohen, the average BMI in the US declined in 2023, and ...
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Trump says there are ‘problems’ with vaccines, rejects mandates
About 1 in 36 children now have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to estimates from the Centers for ...
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‘Should Be Looked At’: Trump Again Speaks Against Mandates for Childhood Diseases Vaccines
President-elect Donald Trump, in a wide-ranging press conference from Mar-a-Lago on Monday, declared he doesn’t like vaccine ...
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Experts slam claims that vaccines overwhelm immune systems
The theory that vaccines cause autism, particularly related to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, has been debunked by dozens of studies, according to the Times report. Claims that the MMR ...