Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized the media on Friday for coverage of statements he made linking Tylenol given to infant boys after circumcision to autism, which sparked a public debate about the practice.
The comments in question came during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday during a brief exchange with President Donald Trump regarding the announcement they made together last month on the link between pregnant mothers taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, and autism.
During the meeting, Kennedy referenced two studies, saying that they indicate that “children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it’s highly likely because they’re given Tylenol.”
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Multiple outlets reported Kennedy’s statements with headlines alluding to Kennedy directly linking autism to circumcision,
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