Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism
Reports indicate that the White House is drafting an executive order to investigate a link between childhood vaccines and autism. This initiative contradicts established scientific consensus, which has found no evidence of such a connection.
Why it matters
The move represents a significant departure from mainstream medical science and could impact public health policy and vaccine confidence in the United States.
Gold-standard falsehood Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.
27 President Donald Trump, flanked by senior health officials, speaks during a news conference on September 22, 2025, inside the Roosevelt Room at The White House in Washington. Credit: Getty | Tom Brenner President Donald Trump, flanked by senior health officials, speaks during a news conference on September 22, 2025, inside the Roosevelt Room at The White House in Washington. Credit: Getty | Tom Brenner Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav 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.
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