President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to investigate vaccines perpetuates harmful myths about vaccines causing autism, threatening public health and safety.
Medical scientists unequivocally advocate that vaccines save lives and pose no risk for autism, yet Kennedy's skepticism taps into societal hopes of understanding autism's causation.
A recent Gallup survey highlights a worrying decline in Americans valuing childhood vaccines, with 13% now believing in the vaccine-autism myth, escalating from 6% in 2015.
The enduring myth of the vaccine-autism link fuels false hope for parents of autistic children, compelling them to search for a 'cure' that doesn’t exist.
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