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Their wordsThey are truly the Four Horsemen that herald the end of US leadership in biomedical research, public health, and medical advancements in favor of bad science, pseudoscience, quackery, and, yes, antivax nonsense.
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Their wordsremind you that there is no "autism epidemic," as claimed over and over again by everyone who spoke at this presser.
Their wordsIn brief, again, the overall scientific consensus is currently that there does not appear to be a link between acetaminophen use in early pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders.
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