Under RFK Jr.'s Leadership, CDC Launches Large Study on Vaccines and Autism
Public Health,Big Pharma,Robert F Kennedy Jr,CDC,Autism,Vaccine,NIH,Jay Bhattacharya,Vaccine Side Effects,Vaccine Skepticism,Vaccines,Anti-Vaccination,HHS
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving forward with a study examining potential connections between vaccines and autism, according to multiple reports.
Newsweek reached out to the CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services for comment on Friday.
The announcement has raised questions, given the extensive scientific research that has consistently found no link between vaccines and autism. Yet, despite overwhelming evidence debunking the claim, skepticism persists, fueled in part by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr...
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