Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks with others before a ceremony with President-elect Donald Trump at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday December 12, in New York. He said he would consider getting rid some vaccines for children, falsely suggesting autism may be caused by vaccines. Scientists have repeatedly debunked the theory that vaccines cause autism. Several subsequent studies trying to reproduce the results have found no link between vaccines and autism. Autism diagnoses have been increasing — up from one in 150 children in 2000 to about 1 in 36 children in 2020.

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Persons: Robert Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Alex Brandon, ” Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Trump, he’s “, ” Kennedy, he’s, Andrew Wakefield, Wakefield Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Time, Department of Health, Human Services, Trump, NBC News, US Centers for Disease Control, Autism Locations: New York