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NIH Chief Breaks With RFK Jr. and Admits Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya emphasized no evidence linking vaccines to autism, contrasting with HHS Secretary Kennedy's skepticism amid rising autism diagnoses, per Senate testimony.
- On Tuesday, Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health, told the Senate HELP Committee, `I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism`.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine-skeptical stance has put him at odds with agency science, and senators pressed Bhattacharya to clarify his views amid Kennedy's leadership and CDC vaccine advisory panels changes.
- The NIH outlined plans to expand research into genetic and environmental causes, citing dozens of studies with over one million children and Bhattacharya saying, `When you're studying anything like this, you can't just say 'vaccines,'` and `You have to say vaccine by vaccine.`
- The NIH pledged to get answers for millions of families, emphasizing increased research, as Sen. Jim Banks noted autism diagnoses are now roughly one in 31 children.
- Kennedy's past comments about thimerosal and vaccine safety have led to broader public trust in health institutions being questioned, while Bhattacharya urges serious research without chasing disproven theories.
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NIH director says he hasn’t seen evidence that vaccines cause autism
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there are no studies supporting a link between vaccines and autism, contradicting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but saying he preferred to analyze "vaccine-by-vaccine."
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Trump NIH Head Admits No Study Backs Autism-Vaccine Link as RFK Jr. Pursues Dangerous Anti-Vax Agenda Based On That Very Myth
Washington D.C. – In a shocking, rare acknowledgment of peer-reviewed science from the Trump administration, during a Senate HELP Committee hearing today, Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, Director of National Institutes of...
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