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WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday publicly reversed its stance that vaccines do not cause autism, over the objections of career staff and counter to years of scientific evidence.
The Washington State Department of Health released a statement on Friday, emphasizing the safety of vaccines as a federal health agency questions a link between vaccines and autism diagnoses.
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Kennedy: Autism Change on CDC Site Was My Idea
That change in the way the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention addresses whether vaccines cause autism on its website was not the result of a new study or emerging agency consensus. Health Secretary Robert F.