CDC website changed to include false claims that link autism and vaccines
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Scientific information on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website was replaced Wednesday with anti-vaccine talking points that don't rule out a link between vaccines and autism, despite an abundance of evidence that there's no connection.
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