Overview
- Speaking on a Dec. 11 Culture Apothecary podcast episode, McCarthy said the industry is "secretly very supportive" of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement.
- She said celebrities have privately asked her for help keeping a child’s autism diagnosis and personal schedules out of public view.
- McCarthy cited years of backlash over her vaccine-related statements as a reason some public figures avoid disclosing their views.
- Since taking office, Kennedy has launched a national autism registry and, according to reporting, overseen staffing cuts and cancellations of some vaccine contracts.
- The scientific community rejects a vaccine–autism link, yet coverage notes Kennedy has promoted discredited claims and floated other assertions, including about circumcision and prenatal acetaminophen exposure.