CDC to Study Vaccine-Autism Link Amid Trump Support and Rising Autism Rates

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Updated Mar 11, 2025, 11:12 PM

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced plans to study a potential link between vaccines and autism. This decision comes despite decades of scientific research and numerous studies finding no evidence to support such a connection. The study will reportedly use the Vaccine Safety Datalink, a system designed to monitor vaccine safety and investigate adverse events. HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon stated that the agency will investigate the rising rates of autism diagnoses in the U.S., now estimated at 1 in 36 children, compared to a historical rate of 1 in 10,000. President Donald Trump has expressed support for the study, citing concerns over the increase in autism diagnoses. Critics, however, have pointed to claims regarding the Amish community's low autism rates and the potential risks of fueling vaccine hesitancy. Public health experts have criticized the decision, warning that it could undermine vaccination efforts and divert resources from more urgent issues, such as addressing ongoing measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, which have resulted in multiple deaths. The role of Dave Weldon, a Trump-appointed CDC official who has previously supported vaccine skepticism, has also drawn scrutiny.

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Pearl Freier

@PearlF

What's worse for public health in the US than RFK as HHS Secretary— RFK running HHS & Wakefield acolyte Weldon running CDC. Toxic.

Rachel Cohrs Zhang

@rachelcohrs

News: Trump CDC pick Dave Weldon told a senator that the childhood vaccine schedule exposes kids to toxic levels of mercury and may cause autism https://t.co/H7NgzqeVML

Bloomberg Asia

@BloombergAsia

Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the country’s top public health agency, said in a recent meeting that he still believes the debunked theory that the childhood immunization schedule may be linked to autism. https://t.co/Sj7Y4IFyzp