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Trump administration suggests Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism
- On September 22, 2025, President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced unproven claims linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism at a White House briefing.
- Their claims stem from decades of controversy and disputed research, with Kennedy repeating debunked vaccine theories and Trump urging pregnant women to avoid Tylenol despite no clear evidence.
- Medical experts and autism researchers widely reject these links, emphasizing genetics as the primary risk factor and warning that untreated fever poses greater harm than acetaminophen during pregnancy.
- Researchers and public health leaders criticized the administration for sidelining science, with CDC experts not consulted on the announcement and concerns about political agendas undermining credible research.
- The controversy risks causing people to avoid vaccines and Tylenol despite safety, while calls persist for transparent, evidence-based studies to clarify autism's complex causes.
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Gazette-Mail editorial: No, Tylenol will not give your baby autism
It was jarring to see the president of the United States on Monday claim, as he addressed the nation, that Tylenol, or, more specifically, its active ingredient, acetaminophen, taken by pregnant mothers causes their infants to be born with autism.
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