Overview

• Trump told an audience at Mt. Vernon that his administration will deliver a “very important” autism announcement on Monday, without providing specifics.
• His remarks follow Wall Street Journal reporting that officials could reference a Tylenol–autism connection, which has not been confirmed by the administration.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last week it will fund a study examining claims that vaccines cause autism.
• Recent reporting notes departures of multiple senior CDC officials who cited a politicization of public health as they left the agency.
• Autism diagnoses have increased over two decades to an estimated 1 in 36 U.S. 8-year-olds by 2020, while Trump, Ben Carson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have promoted links to vaccines or medicines that researchers say lack supporting evidence.