What research reveals about the rise in autism diagnoses and why vaccines aren’t the cause
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to find out what’s driving the country’s rise in autism spectrum disorder after a new CDC report said that rate had continued to climb. There are reports that the CDC plans to study a supposed connection between autism and vaccines, despite dozens of studies showing no connection between the two. Ali Rogin reports.
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