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AZJonnie

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3. Cassidy's statement probably should say something more like "There is no evidence vaccines cause autism"

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2025, 06:06 AM

Nov 20

Rather than state it outright that they "do not". So technically the recently added statement is not "wrong". But it's still bullshit. "100% ruling things out" is not often the goal of science, in fact.

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US CDC says claims that vaccines do not cause autism are not evidence-based [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 20 OP

I don't trust a single word that comes out of this administration. Including And and The Walleye Nov 20 #1

When I was at the pharmacy picking up meds I have been on for years RockCreek Nov 20 #2

Cassidy's statement probably should say something more like "There is no evidence vaccines cause autism" AZJonnie Nov 20 #3

There's going to have to be some serious detrumpification in the next administration. cab67 Nov 20 #4

I don't take medical advice from lawyers MLWR Nov 20 #5

The only "legal" advice i might ask my doctor about mwmisses4289 Nov 20 #7

doesn't matter, sadly... Javaman Nov 20 #6

Not that long. tavernier Nov 20 #27

CDC is useless. barbtries Nov 20 #8

C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy's Vaccine Skepticism mahatmakanejeeves Nov 20 #9

So the CDC employees will all be sent to a foreign country? twodogsbarking Nov 20 #10

They found a way to prove a negative? Double negative? IronLionZion Nov 20 #11

Exactly. The sentence is all "not"ted up. GreenWave Nov 20 #19

Rather hard to prove a negative... slightlv Nov 20 #12

OK, so get the retroactive data and get it published. We have millions of people who have received these travelingthrulife Nov 20 #13

A special place in hell awaits RFK Jr. and ilk. enigmania Nov 20 #14

In the Soviet Union there always political considerations. Turbineguy Nov 20 #15

Dude might jump in to swim in the radioactive waste IronLionZion Nov 20 #20

i will only follow canadian health suggestions.... samnsara Nov 20 #16

Oh, for fuck's sakes. Scrivener7 Nov 20 #17

The Center for Conspiratorial Woo says what? Nt BootinUp Nov 20 #18

I keep turning this over in my mind, and I don't understand.... Scully Nov 20 #21

Some people just prefer woo. They give money too. Nt BootinUp Nov 20 #23

A cabal of wealthy people who want to massively depopulate the planet without admitting that this is their goal AZJonnie Nov 20 #24

I've taught Autistic kids. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 20 #22

Under Trump the CDC is no longer a scientific, evidence-based institution. Martin68 Nov 20 #25

Yarp John Coktosten Nov 20 #26

NOTHING RFK jr says is evidence based. AZ8theist Nov 20 #28