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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Arielle Domb

Fact-checking Trump's paracetamol and autism announcement

Donald Trump has urged pregnant women to avoid taking paracetamol, also known by the brand name Tylenol, due to an unproven link between the drug and autism.

He issued the controversial guidance during an announcement in the Oval Office on Monday with Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has been outspoken previously about the link between routine vaccinations and autism (which has been debunked).

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