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submitted 2 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.

The White House is drafting an executive order on the disproven link between vaccines and autism, according to independent reports from The Washington Post and Bloomberg, which both cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the efforts.

Bloomberg reported that the executive order, which is still taking shape and is subject to change, could be issued as soon as next week. The Post said the order’s drafting so far is aimed at the childhood vaccine schedule, autism research, and parental choice for vaccinations.

Dozens of high-quality studies encompassing data from millions of children worldwide have already been carried out on the topic and have consistently found no link between childhood vaccines and autism. The claim of a link stems from an unethical, fraudulent study that was retracted years ago, and its author was stripped of his medical license.

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[-] SayJess 8 points 57 minutes ago

The damage that this administration has done and continues to do to this country, and indeed the world at-large, is truly incalculable.

There is no hell that man could conjure up, even in the most twisted of mind, that would be a just eternal prison for the architects and useful idiots that have ushered in this reign of depravity.

Praying on the fears and desperation of parents who want to know why is amongst the most despicable things a person could do.

I’d settle for a brain aneurism on live TV. Just an ope and he’s gone.

[-] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 6 points 1 hour ago

The octogenarian reportedly wants to be remembered as the president who cured autism and believes he can achieve that by scaling back vaccines

Man is he not going to like what he's actually remembered for down the road.

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

It’s the other way around. Autism causes vaccines. We get all these people into medical research, and they turn oreos and burgers and no sleep into vaccines.

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

You don't have to be autistic to be drawn to a life of repeating the same steps over and over with tiny variations and pouring over the data that comes of it but it sure does help

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 3 points 38 minutes ago

One may pore over data, pour over is a coffee brewing method.

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 2 points 12 minutes ago

Look, I do numbers. Not words. I'm glad if autocorrect even knows what I'm trying to type a good part of the time

That said, good to know!

[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

Dumbass thinks if he declares it, it makes it true.

If this happens, the pedo will then go about EOing that he is king, that he can't be prosecuted, that saying anything bad about him is treason ect ect.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 hour ago

Not how science works.

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

Medical science by fiat. Why didn't I think of that?

[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago
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