Tylenol, autism and Rfk Jr.
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Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?
After advising that Tylenol be avoided during pregnancy, the president and health secretary broadened their claims to suggest without evidence that babies and kids shouldn't take it, either.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently held a press conference with Trump to declare that pregnant women should no longer take Tylenol during pregnancy, in an attempt to claim that it causes autism. Kennedy brought up the topic on Thursday, mentioning a TikTok video he saw.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there may be a link between circumcision and autism — due to the use of Tylenol following the procedure.
Best available science doesn't support causal link between Tylenol and autism, but that didn't stop President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from making one