March 18, 2025Numerous authoritative studies prove that no connection exists between vaccines and the development of autism.
Still, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is planning a large study on the topic, reports Reuters. The plans come amid declining immunization rates resulting from vaccine skepticism, which have led to an increase in preventable illness.
In West Texas and New Mexico, a measles outbreak has left more than 290 people infected and one unvaccinated child dead. This death is the first due to measles in the United States in a decade.As an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the CDC falls under the jurisdiction of U.S.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has historically questioned the safety of childhood vaccines, making unsubstantiated claims that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is linked to autism.