WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between Tylenol and autism | World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) pushes the disputed allegations of the Trump administration that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy increases the risk of autism, stressing that no scientific consensus supports such a link.
“In -depth research, including large -scale studies in the last decade, has found no coherent association,” the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
“”[The] Who recommends that all women continue to follow the advice of their doctors or health workers, who can help assess individual circumstances and recommend the necessary drugs. »»
The concern had increased earlier in the week when Trump, alongside senior health officials, including Robert F Kennedy Jr, issued a warning concerning acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, alleging that it contributes to the increase in autism rates. The announcement also included plans for a new study examining the potential links between infant vaccines and autism.
“Taking Tylenol is not good … All pregnant women should talk to their doctors to limit the use of this medication during pregnancy,” Trump said on Monday.
Who stressed that all drugs should be used with caution during pregnancy, especially in the first stages, but have stressed that previous airy studies of acetaminophen have been defective and have since been discredited.
The organization has also reaffirmed its position on vaccines and said that “major high -quality studies of many countries have all reached the same conclusion” – that vaccines do not cause autism. He stressed that over the past five decades, global immunization efforts guided by the agency have prevented at least 154 million dead.
The calendar of vaccines “remains essential for the health and well-being of each child and each community,” he said.
Autism affects approximately 62 million people worldwide, about one person out of 127. Its specific origins remain unclear, researchers pointing to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors.
Other medical experts have since raised alarms concerning the baseless allegations of the Trump administration.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has published a declaration saying that “the suggestions that the use of acetaminopens causes pregnancy not only causes things concerning clinicians, but also irresponsible when they consider the harmful and confusion message they send to pregnant patients.”
The question of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions should be a central objective at the United Nations high -level meeting on mental health and non -transmitted diseases scheduled for Thursday.
