The updated #CDC webpage now includes an asterisk & explanation after the header “Vaccines do not cause Autism.”
“* The header ‘Vaccines do not cause autism’ has not been removed due to an agreement with the chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it would remain on the CDC website,” according to the website.
#BillCassidy’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation

RFK Jr has utterly destroyed the CDC and taken public health down with it.

Once again, vaccines do not cause autism.

Tylenol does not cause autism.

More importantly, autism isn’t a disease that needs to be “fixed”.

The way this regime speaks about autistic and disabled people is eerily reminiscent of the Nazi “useless eater” rhetoric.

They went after disabled people first because they knew no one would speak up for us.

Get your vaccines. Protect your health.

But also push back on the idea that there’s something “wrong” with us.

We aren’t useless. We aren’t expendable. We aren’t a problem to be “fixed”

#uspol #rfkjr #vaccines #autism #fascism #disability #ableism #cdc #publichealth

The updated #CDC webpage now includes an asterisk & explanation after the header “Vaccines do not cause Autism.”
“* The header ‘Vaccines do not cause autism’ has not been removed due to an agreement with the chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it would remain on the CDC website,” according to the website.
#BillCassidy’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation

Sen. #BillCassidy (R-Louisiana), a #physician who chairs the #Senate #Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, decided to set aside his misgivings & support #RFKJr after receiving a range of commitments, which he detailed in a Feb. 4 speech on the Senate floor. They INCLUDED that the “ #CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that #vaccines do not cause #autism.”

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #USpol

…Scientists still at the #CDC told The Post they were shocked as word spread about the apparent endorsement of a long-debunked claim. “We just saw it, & everyone is freaking out,” said one scientist.
#RFKJr’s past promotion of a link between #vaccines & #autism emerged as a key concern of some Republican senators ahead of his confirmation to be the nation’s top #health ofcl.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

“My question is, how language that misrepresents decades of research ended up on a #CDC website,” said #DebraHoury, the CDC’s former chief medical officer who also resigned in August. “ #PublicHealth communication must be accurate, evidence-based & free from political distortion. Anything less erodes trust & puts lives at risk.”
#science #medicine #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

The false claim that #vaccines cause #autism can be traced to a 1998 article that has since been retracted, but it has persisted for decades in #AntiVax messaging that has repeatedly come up in conversations at pediatricians’ offices. The connection has been repeatedly disproved through dozens of studies examining hundreds of thousands of children around the world.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

The current #CDC page falsely says that studies supporting a link between #vaccines & #autism “have been ignored by health authorities.”
It falsely states: “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol

Career scientists at the agency responsible for information about #vaccine safety & #autism had no prior knowledge about the changes to the website and were not consulted, acc/to 5 agency ofcls…

Before the Wednesday update, the #CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is “no link” between #vaccines & developing autism, & that “no links”have been found between any vaccine ingredients & the disorder…

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation

Under #Trump & #RFKJr., The #CDC promotes false #vaccines - #autism link it once discredited
The CDC’s website now says #health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines & autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link.

#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/20/cdc-vaccines-autism-website-change/

RFK Jr has utterly destroyed the CDC and taken public health down with it.

Once again, vaccines do not cause autism.

Tylenol does not cause autism.

More importantly, autism isn’t a disease that needs to be “fixed”.

The way this regime speaks about autistic and disabled people is eerily reminiscent of the Nazi “useless eater” rhetoric.

They went after disabled people first because they knew no one would speak up for us.

Get your vaccines. Protect your health.

But also push back on the idea that there’s something “wrong” with us.

We aren’t useless. We aren’t expendable. We aren’t a problem to be “fixed”

#uspol #rfkjr #vaccines #autism #fascism #disability #ableism #cdc #publichealth

@arstechnica
A preventable tragedy, losing control over measles… one of the most highly infectious diseases, with long term consequences some of which can be severe (deafness, male infertility, for instance).

This is how measles looks in a country that still has a functioning public health vaccine system (& we can still do better): https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/a4adb0e5-6f93-49b4-80ba-ba38989c35fa/aihw-phe-236_measles_2025.pdf

#measles #publicHealth #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.

The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak. Here’s how we did.
https://www.propublica.org/article/methodology-bird-flu-outbreak-ohio-indiana?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Data #Research #Science #Health #PublicHealth #BirdFlu

What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback. Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-airborne-usda-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #BirdFlu #Pandemic #Health #PublicHealth #Agriculture

COVID spreads fast in shared indoor air — any season, any time.

Let’s build healthy habits that protect us year-round: masks, ventilation, and testing when sick.

#PublicHealth #CleanAir #COVID #COVID19 #InfectionPrevention

"An umbrella review of nine systematic reviews published today in BMJ shows no link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy and autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children."

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/tylenol-use-pregnancy-not-tied-autism-adhd-review-shows

#PublicHealth #acetaminophen #paracetamol #Tylenol #autism #ReproHealth #pregnancy #ChildrensHealth

"An umbrella review of nine systematic reviews published today in BMJ shows no link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy and autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children."

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/tylenol-use-pregnancy-not-tied-autism-adhd-review-shows

#PublicHealth #acetaminophen #paracetamol #Tylenol #autism #ReproHealth #pregnancy #ChildrensHealth

"Hundreds of public health workers and their allies, flanked by photographers shading their eyes from the glare of the afternoon sun, marched from the National Mall toward HHS headquarters at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building on Wednesday."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360

#PublicHealth #APHA #protest #advocacy #HHS #healthcare #RFKJr #USpol

"Hundreds of public health workers and their allies, flanked by photographers shading their eyes from the glare of the afternoon sun, marched from the National Mall toward HHS headquarters at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building on Wednesday."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360

#PublicHealth #APHA #protest #advocacy #HHS #healthcare #RFKJr #USpol