What is Tylenol? Why did Trump link it to autism?
Once again, the president has made dangerous comments regarding the health of the nation.
Perhaps putting a man who doesn’t believe in vaccines in charge of ‘making America healthy again’ wasn’t the smartest move you could have done, Donald.
Or what about the time you told people to inject bleach to get rid of COVID?
Now, doctors in the US will be advised not to prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol to pregnant women, after Trump’s frankly disastrous announcement linking the drug to autism.
Does Tylenol cause autism?
Standing alongside anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr., Trump was speaking at the Oval Office to the select few media outlets still allowed within close range of the president.
Trump offered no medical proof of his baseless claim, and also took the moment to reaffirm concerns about vaccines that are also entirely false. He also made the outrageous statement that Cuba has “virtually no autism” because they can’t afford Tylenol.
Simply put, the science does not back up what Trump says. Speaking to the BBC, Tylenol maker Kenvue said: “We believe independent, sound science clearly shows that taking acetaminophen does not cause autism."
“We strongly disagree with any suggestion otherwise and are deeply concerned with the health risk this poses for expecting mothers.”
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