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Trump linked MMR vaccines to autism. Ties between the two were just debunked again
The Independent • • health
Key Points:
- A new study of over 2.5 million U.S. children found no link between receiving the MMR vaccine before age 2 and an autism diagnosis, reinforcing the vaccine's safety.
- Despite longstanding scientific consensus and WHO statements confirming no connection between vaccines and autism, public health messaging in the U.S. remains conflicted amid rising measles cases and declining vaccination rates.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given mixed messages by both endorsing the MMR vaccine and questioning its safety regarding autism, contradicting established research and causing controversy.
- Former President Donald Trump has expressed skepticism about the combined MMR vaccine, advocating for separating its components despite lack of scientific support.
- The controversy partly stems from the discredited 1998 Wakefield study linking vaccines to autism, which has been thoroughly debunked but continues to influence misinformation and public debate.
