The CDC’s Controversial New Guidelines on Autism: Don't Be Fooled By Garbage

The recent modification of the CDC’s website to advance the unfounded assertion that vaccines may lead to autism has ignited widespread outrage among medical professionals, researchers, and concerned parents. Critics allege that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is undermining the trustworthiness of the agency that has historically been a source of impartial scientific data. Many experts predict this alteration signals a more significant campaign against childhood vaccination practices. Helen Tager-Flusberg, a Boston University psychology professor, stressed that Kennedy has enlisted long-standing anti-vaccine advocates to re-evaluate vaccine safety at the CDC. This initiative may dismiss the overwhelming evidence disproving links between vaccines and autism. Experts, including Abigail Tighe and David Mandell, criticize the revamped claims as baseless and scientifically unfounded. The CDC's website overhaul has roused fears that vaccine hesitancy will escalate, jeopardizing public health and children's safety.