New York (AP) – As a medical professional Responds to an alarm President Donald Trump Unproven statement Another group of Americans feel that Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism are being proven.
for Moves to “make America healthy again”a diverse coalition that distrusts the American health care system, including supporters of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and anti-vaccine activists, Trump’s announcement on Monday was a fork.
“I think this is like the dark clouds finally parting, and one of the sun’s rays is shining,” Del Big Tree, the former communications director and founder of the Advocacy group Informed Consent Action Network, said in an interview Tuesday.
By amplifying longstanding concerns about vaccines and drugs, Trump has given a major victory to a group that has grown in influence since tapping Kennedy to oversee the country’s health services. It’s a coalition considered a potentially important voting bloc for the Republicans, but they were panicked by what was considered an omission by his administration.
Still playing cards Inaccurate health billing platform The White House also relates to health professionals, including Republican lawmakers. After the announcement Monday, they urged people to listen to doctors and warned that pregnant women would avoid Tylenol altogether and that it would lead to other harmful health outcomes following Trump’s guidance to delay vaccinations.
Vaccine skeptics see hope for Trump, who highlights their claims
At a press conference Monday, Trump allegedly said pregnant women using acetaminophen, a painkiller known for their brand name Tylenol (or paracetamol outside the US), has been contributing to the rise in autism cases in the US in recent years. Some studies suggest a potential correlation between the two, but many others No concerns found.
Experts say the study is inconclusive, with the increase primarily due to improved diagnosis and a new definition of disorders, including current mild cases. Additionally, the coalition of autism scientists said Monday that acetaminophen use during pregnancy has not increased in recent decades, like autism rates.
The president urged pregnant women to “fight like hell” and prevented them from taking the most commonly used medication in the country. His advice also went beyond the more subtle things Food and Drug Administration Guidance It was released on Monday. This points to the area of ongoing debate in which potential correlations are the area of ongoing debate, and acetaminophen is the only over-the-counter drug approved for the treatment of fever during pregnancy.
Untreated fever during pregnancy, especially early pregnancy, increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth and other problems, according to the Maternal Fetal Medicine Association.
Trump’s comments also advanced the story of how it was discredited by decades of evidence that taking vaccine ingredients and vaccinations nearby could cause autism in children. These claims appeal to the “Maha” figures, Including Kennedywho has long argued that vaccines are linked to autism.
“For a lot of us, I think it was this,” John Gilmore, executive director of Autism Action Network, said in an interview. “And I felt it was very validating that the criticism we have made about vaccine programs and healthcare is finally being taken seriously.”
Kennedy’s core supporters in the anti-vaccine movement were able to enjoy moments on social media and podcasts right away.
“We should all be incredibly grateful,” Maha Action President Tony Lyons said on Steve Bannon’s show on Monday, adding that Trump should be known as “Maha” President.
Trump and Kennedy examine “Mahamama”
The president and his health secretary spoke directly to parents of children with autism and said their fears about the vaccine have not been fully declared from the national stage.
“I want to reassure people in the autism community that we are not compromised and merciless for answers,” Kennedy said.
The press conference also featured comments from the two mothers who expressed their gratitude. She said, “For years, I’ve been screaming for help.”
Josephine Luquito, a journalism and media professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said appealing to maternal concerns about child health could be “incredibly persuasive” and is a common strategy in the anti-vaccine movement.
She said Trump’s comments also rely on other rhetorical strategies often used to spread misinformation about vaccines, such as focusing on emotional anecdotes instead of specific data.
At one point during the press conference, Trump talked about a woman who worked with him at Trump Tower, claiming that her young son had gained a high fever after receiving the vaccine. The president then added that he knows two other people who were “severely hurt” by the vaccination but did not explain in detail.
“This kind of anecdote is very prominent among anti-vaxaxers as it pulls the heart strings,” Rukito said in an interview. “But one story is not statistical.”
The majority of US parents keep their childhood vaccines up to date, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say rates have fallen for the past five years. Nationally, the proportion of kindergarteners who receive the most common pediatric vaccine is well below 95%, at the level necessary to protect their communities from outbreaks.
During a press conference, Trump said he was a “follower” of the vaccine, but a different message was conveyed to some of the long-standing skeptics.
“You think what happened today is to have your parents wait a little and wait a second, and now you don’t even want to get vaccinated,” Polly Tomey, director of the anti-vaccine group’s streaming arm for children’s health defense, said in a video posted to X.
Some Republicans have denounced Trump’s leadership
Trump’s comments were praised by many of his allies in Congress. Tennessee Rep. Diana Hirschberger, vice-chairman of the House Subcommittee on Health, wrote that Trump and Kennedy’s moves represent a “real behavior” and shift towards autism from before, “when autism rate rose while Washington was silent.”
However, the announcement has created anxiety among other prominent Republicans and doctors, including gastroenterologist Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. Who pushed Kennedy onto the vaccine?.
“HHS needs to release new data that must support this claim,” Cassidy wrote to X in response to Trump’s advice to women not taking Tylenol during pregnancy. “The predominance of evidence indicates that this is not the case. The concern is that women have no option to manage pain during pregnancy. We must be considerate of this issue.”
In Tennessee, Sen. Richard Briggs, a cardiothoracic surgeon, warned people to check with doctors about acetaminophen and vaccinations. In a telephone interview, Rep. Knoxville also expressed concern about managers attacking internationally recognized scientists in the field.
“I am extremely disappointed that the president has chosen to make such a solid statement about something unfounded,” said North Dakota Republican Sen. Judy Lee, who has worked in the hospital clinic and lab for 10 years in chemical analysis, in an interview.
“It makes me worried that he was removed or discounted at the CDC to make such a declaration without personal expertise, no scientific background or expert support,” Lee said.
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Bismarck’s Associated Press author Jack Dura, Meg Kinnard of Columbia, South Carolina, Jonathan Mattis of Nashville, Tennessee, Linley Sanders of Washington, and Devi Shastri of Milwaukee, contributed to the report.
