Article Summary:
During a press conference, President Trump made several inaccurate claims about Tylenol, autism, and vaccines. Trump claimed that Tylenol use during pregnancy is linked to increased autism risk, contradicting medical evidence. He also falsely stated that Amish children do not get autism because they do not get vaccines, when in fact autism has been diagnosed in Amish communities.
Trump further claimed that children receive 80 “horse-sized” vaccine doses, when in reality the recommended vaccine schedule is around 30 doses. He suggested Tylenol causes autism in young children, but studies have found no such link. Trump also wrongly claimed there is “no reason” to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B, even though this vaccine protects infants from a serious, contagious disease.
Experts firmly refuted Trump’s statements, noting there is no evidence that Tylenol causes autism, and that the childhood vaccine schedule is scientifically-based to protect kids at vulnerable stages of development. They emphasized that delaying or spacing out vaccines leaves children unprotected against dangerous illnesses. Overall, the text highlights how Trump made numerous inaccurate, medically unsupported claims about Tylenol, autism, and vaccines during the press conference.
Article Excerpt:
“Pediatricians know firsthand that children’s immune systems perform better after vaccination against serious, contagious diseases like polio, measles, whooping cough and Hepatitis B. Spacing out or delaying vaccines means children will not have immunity against these diseases at times when they are most at risk,” Dr. Susan Kressly, the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said in a statement.