CDC Says Vaccines May Cause Autism (Connecting the Dots: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC Foundation, Autism Speaks & Soros Funding, All Networking)
‘The
claim “vaccines do not cause autism” is not an evidence-based claim,’ the
public health agency said on Nov. 19.
The
Epoch Times
Zachary
Stieber
Senior
Reporter
11/20/2025|Updated: 11/21/2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now
says that it’s possible vaccines cause autism, in a
reversal of its previous stance.
“The
claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because
studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism,”
the CDC said
in a Nov. 19 update to its website. “Studies supporting a link have been
ignored by health authorities.”
The
CDC cited a 2006 paper that analyzed surveys of parents with children who have
autism and found many parents
believed vaccines caused the disorder, which has symptoms including difficulty
communicating.
It
also said that the rise in the prevalence of autism in the United States
correlates with an increase in the number of vaccines given to young children.
“Though
the cause of autism is likely to be multi-factorial, the scientific foundation
to rule out one potential contributor entirely has not been established,” the
CDC said. “For example, one study found that aluminum
adjuvants in vaccines had the highest statistical correlation with the rise in
autism prevalence among numerous suspected environmental causes. Correlation
does not prove causation, but it does merit further study.”
A
small number of studies have
found
an association between certain vaccines and autism. Others have identified no
increased risk in autism following receipt of the measles, mumps, and rubella
vaccine, including two papers that cited
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the CDC’s parent agency, in
a 2021 report, which said
there is no evidence that the vaccine causes autism.
An
earlier report from the agency said
evidence was insufficient to rule on an association between vaccines against
diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and hepatitis B and autism.
“In
fact, there are still no studies that support the claim that any of the 20
doses of the seven infant vaccines recommended for American children before the
first year of life do not cause autism,” the CDC said in the update to its
site.
It
said that there are issues with the studies on autism and the measles vaccine,
including that they are retrospective rather than prospective.
HHS
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said
at a Nov. 17 event, responding to a college student who said that vaccines do
not cause autism, that “the people who told you that have been lying to you.”
He said the studies on the matter should, but do not, compare health outcomes
in a vaccinated group and an unvaccinated group, and that HHS is conducting
those studies.
HHS
is currently engaged in an investigation into the causes of autism, which
includes evaluating “plausible biologic mechanisms between early childhood
vaccinations and autism,” the CDC said on Nov. 19. The evaluation will include
aluminum salts, which are used as adjuvants in many childhood vaccines.
The
CDC had previously said on the site that “studies have shown that there is no
link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder” and
that no links have been found between any vaccine ingredients and the disorder.
The
updated page maintains the sentence “vaccines do not cause autism” under an
agreement between health officials and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chairman of
the Senate Health Committee. A spokesperson for Cassidy, who said during
Kennedy’s confirmation hearing that vaccines do not cause autism, did not
return a request for comment.
A
separate CDC page, last updated in 2024, says that studies
show vaccines are not associated with autism.
Children’s
Health Defense, a nonprofit that says it wants to end childhood health
epidemics by eliminating exposure to toxins and which was previously chaired by
Kennedy, welcomed the CDC update.
“Finally,
the CDC is beginning to acknowledge the truth about this condition that affects
millions, disavowing the bold, long-running lie that ‘vaccines do not cause
autism,'” Mary Holland, CEO and president of the group, told The Epoch Times in
an email. “No studies have ever proved this irresponsible claim; on the
contrary, many studies point to vaccines as the plausible primary cause of
autism.”
Katelyn
Jetelina, an epidemiologist, wrote
on BlueSky that “for the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust
what the CDC website says.”
Dr.
Jake Scott, an infectious disease physician at Stanford University, said
on his blog that the updated page “contradicts what we’ve learned from tracking
millions of children over decades” and expressed concern that the new language
would lead to parents delaying or skipping recommended vaccines for children.
Connecting the Dots:
Andrew Robertson is
a director at Autism Speaks and an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee.
Herbert Pardes is
a director at Autism Speaks and a director at Research!America.
Susan Dentzer is
a director at Research!America and a director at the International
Rescue Committee.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the founder
of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Emma Bloomberg’s father
and was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee and the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the CDC Foundation.
Emma Bloomberg is
a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Michael R.
Bloomberg’s daughter and was the chief of staff for the Robin
Hood Foundation.
Larry Robbins is
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation and was married to Amy
Robbins Towers.
Amy Robbins
Towers was married to Larry Robbins, a director at
the Millennium Promise, is a director at the Human Rights
Watch and a board member for the CDC Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Millennium Promise
and the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for Human Rights Watch and the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Robert Jeffrey
is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a board member for the CDC Foundation.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the CDC Foundation.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation and
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
International Rescue Committee is
a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Susan Dentzer is
a director at the International Rescue Committee and a director
at Research!America.
Herbert Pardes is
a director at Research!America and a director at Autism
Speaks.
Andrew Robertson is
a director at Autism Speaks and an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign and the
founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the CDC Foundation.
CDC Foundation is
a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Resources: Past Research
Planned Giving? (Past Research on Autism
Speaks)
Wednesday,
June 7, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/planned-giving.html
CDC Director Announces Organization Changes for Faster Response to
Health Threats (Connecting the Dots: CDC & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on the CDC)
Thursday,
August 18, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/cdc-director-announces-organization.html
Dr. Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J
Street, Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin,
Rhonda (Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie &
Soros Funding) (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)
Tuesday,
June 17, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html
No comments:
Post a Comment