Pay no attention': global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers
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Pay no attention': global health agencies dismiss false Trump claim on everyday painkillers
"We know that vaccines do not cause autism, said the WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic. Vaccines, as I said, save countless lives. So this is something that science has proven, and these things should not be really questioned."
"I trust doctors over President Trump, frankly, on this. I've just got to be really clear about this: there is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None. So I would just say to people watching: don't pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine. In fact, don't take even take my word for it, as a politician listen to British doctors, British scientists, the [National Health Service]."
"Don't let them pump your baby up with the largest pile of stuff you've ever seen in your life, he said."
President Donald Trump advised pregnant women to avoid acetaminophen (paracetamol) and suggested some parents delay or avoid childhood vaccines, warning against extensive newborn immunizations. The World Health Organization stated that vaccines do not cause autism, emphasized that vaccines save countless lives, and described evidence linking prenatal paracetamol use to autism as inconsistent. The UK health secretary unequivocally rejected the president's medical claims, asserted there is no evidence connecting paracetamol in pregnancy to autism, and urged the public to trust medical professionals and the NHS. The UK's medicines regulator issued a statement hours after the comments.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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