Overview

• The CDC is initiating a new study to explore potential links between vaccines and autism, a topic extensively studied with no evidence supporting such a connection.
• The investigation aligns with the tenure of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a history of promoting debunked claims about vaccines and autism.
• Multiple large-scale studies, including those using the Vaccine Safety Datalink, have consistently shown no causal relationship between vaccines and autism diagnoses.
• Experts criticize the study as a waste of resources, suggesting the funds could be better used to research genuine autism causes or support affected families.
• The original claim linking vaccines to autism stems from a fraudulent 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield, which has since been retracted and widely discredited.