"President Trump blamed the over-the-counter drug acetaminophen, commonly known by the brand name Tylenol, as a significant factor in the rise of U.S. autism diagnoses on Monday, at a news conference in which he offered often inaccurate medical advice for the nation's children and pregnant women. "Taking Tylenol is not good. I'll say it. It's not good," Trump said, flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz."
"In a series of rambling, error-filled remarks that touched upon pain relievers, pregnancy, vaccines and the Amish - who he inaccurately said have no autism prevalence in their communities - Trump also said that the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine should be broken up into multiple shots and that children defer until age 12 the hepatitis B vaccine series now started at birth."
""Researchers have been studying the possible connections between acetaminophen and autism for more than a decade," said Dr. David Mandell, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. The Trump administration, he said, "has cherry-picked findings that are not in line with most of the research." Physicians and researchers also took issue with Trump's insistence that there was "no downside" to women avoiding fever-reducing drugs in pregnancy. In fact, studies show that untreated fever in pregnancy is associated with higher risk of heart and facial birth defects, miscarriage and neurodevelopment"
President Trump publicly blamed acetaminophen (Tylenol) as a major factor in rising autism diagnoses and urged altering vaccine schedules and timing. He recommended breaking up the MMR vaccine and delaying the hepatitis B series until age 12, and claimed the Amish have no autism prevalence. Autism researchers and advocates criticized the claims and said evidence linking acetaminophen to autism is minimal. Experts warned that advising pregnant women to avoid fever-reducing drugs carries risks, since untreated fever in pregnancy is associated with increased risk of heart and facial birth defects, miscarriage, and neurodevelopmental problems.
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