Cassidy Slams CDC Autism-Vaccine Language, Saying Decades of Evidence Show No Link
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 26
Cassidy Slams CDC Autism-Vaccine Language, Saying Decades of Evidence Show No Link
2 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 26
Summary
Sen. Bill Cassidy said the CDC’s website wrongly states it is “not an evidence-based claim” that vaccines do not cause autism, calling the language an “insult” that could fuel parental hesitancy.
On CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Louisiana Republican said decades of science have firmly established that vaccines do not cause autism and argued the agency should say so plainly.
Cassidy, chair of the Senate HELP Committee and a longtime vaccine advocate, has repeatedly pressed Trump administration health officials on vaccine safety, including during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation fight.
The criticism adds to Cassidy’s broader clashes with Trump’s health agenda, though he said he will back surgeon general nominee Erica Schwartz after Trump withdrew 2 earlier picks.