The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its website to suggest that autism could be caused by infant vaccinations — a major agency shift from past administrations.
“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,” the site now reads.
The CDC also now says that studies “supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities,” and Health and Human Services (HHS) “has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.”
The site was updated on Wednesday.
CDC.gov
Before HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn into office, the CDC firmly stated that autism does not have any links to vaccination. The CDC website, for example, previously said, “Studies have shown that there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD).”
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The CDC also previously stated that “no links have been found between any vaccine ingredients” and autism.
The current site stresses the HHS investigation into autism causes and notes that many parents believe their child’s autism was in some way related to vaccination (emphasis added):
It is critical to address questions the American people have about the cause of autism to ensure public health guidance is adequately responsive to their concerns. Approximately one in two surveyed parents of autistic children believe vaccines played a role in their child’s autism, often pointing to the vaccines their child received in the first six months of life (Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP), Hepatitis B (HepB), Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), Poliovirus, inactivated (IPV), and Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)) and one given at or after the first year of life (Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)). This connection has not been properly and thoroughly studied by the scientific community.
As part of his investigation into the massive spike in autism cases, Kennedy announced back in September that acetaminophen use during pregnancy is tied to an increased risk of autism. Acetaminophen is the active ingredient in Tylenol, one of the most widely used medications globally for pain relief and fever reduction. But in late October, Kennedy said he did not have sufficient evidence to back up a definitive link.
“The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy and perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism, but it is very suggestive,” he said.
At the time, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary told The Daily Wire he had already sent out a “Dear doctor” letter to all U.S. physicians about the association.
“We have an epidemic of autism that has increased 400% in the recent decades and we don’t have a known cause,” he said. “Now this may be a cause, but when you have enough evidence to suggest an association and you have no other plausible cause, we have a duty to notify parents and doctors.”
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