Overview

• President Trump said the FDA will notify clinicians and urged avoiding acetaminophen in pregnancy except when medically necessary, while also proposing to delay newborn Hepatitis B vaccination until age 12.
• WHO stated there is no proven causal link between prenatal paracetamol exposure and autism and noted that observational findings are contradictory, adding that vaccines do not cause autism.
• Leading U.S. bodies including ACOG and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine called the guidance irresponsible and warned that untreated maternal fever carries risks, with acetaminophen often the safest option.
• Kenvue, maker of Tylenol, rejected any autism link and saw its shares fall about 7.5% after the announcement.
• Reporting indicates the White House is interested in studying leucovorin as a potential autism therapy, a notion based on limited evidence and not established clinical benefit.