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One more damned time: Vaccines do not cause autism

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Howard Lutnick , co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team, revived the myth that vaccines cause autism spectrum disorders.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a Fox News interview in 2023 , "I do believe that autism comes from vaccines" Despite the claims by Kennedy , years of research have turned up no evidence that childhood vaccinations cause autism.

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67

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67

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2

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semi-formal

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English

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53

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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