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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Beaumont

Kennedy again claims unproven connection between Tylenol and autism

  • Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asserted an unproven connection between Tylenol and autism during a Cabinet meeting with President Trump.
  • Kennedy suggested that critics of his theory are driven by hatred towards President Trump and acknowledged a lack of medical evidence for his claims.
  • He made an erroneous statement regarding a pregnant woman's anatomy, claiming she was taking Tylenol 'with a baby in her placenta'.
  • Kennedy also linked autism to circumcision, stating infant boys circumcised have double the rate of autism due to Tylenol given after the procedure.
  • Medical experts have expressed significant concerns that Kennedy's unconventional views could undermine evidence-based health policies.

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