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RFK Jr. Promises to Reveal the 'Cause' of Autism Next Month

Kennedy made the announcement at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

But during the congressional meetings to vet his nomination for HHS chief held in late January, Kennedy pointedly refused to say that vaccines do not cause autism and cited a widely criticized study as credible evidence for a potential connection. In March, Reuters reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be tasked with reexamining whether vaccines cause autism; later that month, HHS changed tack and appointed a notorious anti-vaccination proponent, David Geier, to lead the study. In April, RFK Jr. announced that HHS would launch a series of studies aimed at uncovering the “environmental toxins” purportedly responsible for rising rates of reported autism cases, with results expected by September.

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