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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

RFK Jr. wanted to blame Tylenol for autism after meeting with drugmaker CEO

In the weeks leading up to Donald Trump repeatedly telling pregnant Americans “don’t take” Tylenol, administration officials were pushing the president to focus his announcement on a little-known generic drug as a potential therapy for some people with autism.

That all changed after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with Tylenol’s CEO.

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