Overview
- At a White House event with Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump said the FDA will notify clinicians and urged pregnant women to avoid acetaminophen unless medically necessary, citing high fever as an example.
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine rejected a proven connection to autism and emphasized that acetaminophen remains a standard option in pregnancy.
- Multiple outlets reported the FDA told physicians that a causal link has not been demonstrated and that the scientific debate continues, reflecting a more cautious regulatory posture than the White House message.
- Trump also advised postponing the Hepatitis B birth dose until age 12, contradicting CDC guidance that the shot at birth best prevents mother‑to‑child transmission of a virus that can damage the liver and cause cancer.
- Tylenol maker Kenvue said the claim lacks a scientific basis and its shares fell about 7.5 percent, as the administration also highlighted interest in evaluating leucovorin as a potential autism therapy.