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Tylenol, Autism and Vaccines: What to Know After Trump’s Announcement

For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Autism diagnoses in the United States have been rising. Experts say the increase is at least partly caused by an increase in awareness and the gradual expansion of its definition.

Tylenol, Autism and Vaccines: What to Know Ahead of Trump’s Announcement

For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors.

© Darron Cummings/Associated Press

Autism diagnoses in the United States have soared over the past 25 years, to about 1 in 31 children from 1 in 150 in 2000.

Trump Announcement Said to Focus on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism

23 September 2025 at 00:30
A federal report on Monday is expected to point to acetaminophen, the active ingredient in painkillers like Tylenol. But research into a possible connection has yielded mixed results.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a skeptic of vaccines.
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