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Health Secretary Kennedy says there's 'not sufficient' proof to show Tylenol causes autism (eu.usatoday.com)
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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He is changing his tune now that lawsuits started flying

They outright came out saying Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism a few weeks back... now they acknowledge they are full of shit but added a "suggest" to save some face.

Again, the gist of this news is that he is backtracking. To expect they will quote everything he said in the headline is nonsense (specially when it literally is nonsense), otherwise you'd expect the headline to contain the entire article

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

I don't agree with that read of the situation given these quotes from the article:

Kennedy has couched his statements by saying there was no clear scientific evidence showing causation: During a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9 with Trump, Kennedy said: "Anybody who takes the stuff during pregnancy unless they have to, is irresponsible. It is not proof. We’re doing the studies to make the proof."

Asked if Kennedy's latest comments signaled a softening of his stance on the issue, Emily G. Hilliard, Health and Human Services press secretary, said: "It’s the same position the Secretary has had since the beginning."

Further detail on that quote from the 9th:

Kennedy acknowledged that studies haven’t proven that acetaminophen causes autism, but that correlations with its use are so strong that it would be irresponsible to ignore.

"It’s not dispositive that it causes autism," Kennedy said. "It’s so suggestive that anybody who takes the stuff during pregnancy is irresponsible."

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/09/circumcision-autism-tylenol-kennedy-trump-rfk/86606151007/