""The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to promote false information suggesting vaccines cause autism," said Dr. Susan J. Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a statement. "Since 1998, independent researchers across seven countries have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There's no link between vaccines and autism.""
""In a statement to NPR, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon repeated one of the changes to the website: "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." He said the department "has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and pote"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its website to state that a link between vaccines and autism cannot be ruled out, reversing a long-standing position that there is no link. The change contrasts with more than 40 high-quality studies across seven countries involving over 5.6 million people that found no association. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted the discredited claim. Public health experts express alarm amid falling childhood vaccination rates and the resurgence of measles and whooping cough. The Department of Health and Human Services said studies have not fully ruled out possibilities and launched a comprehensive assessment of autism causes.
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