CDC eyes vaccines, autism study amid measles outbreak, report says. What to know

Decades of scientific evidence haven’t found a link between autism and vaccines, but that doesn’t appear to stop the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from reportedly planning to study the issue.

The CDC plans to study potential connections between autism and vaccines, Reuters reported Friday. While it’s unclear whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who presides over U.S. health agencies including the CDC, is involved in the large study, Kennedy has long promoted anti-vaccine views and debunked conspiracy theories. USA TODAY has reached out to the CDC for comment.

The reported plans come during the largest measles outbreak in years...