CDC Reportedly Planning Study Into Possible Links Between Vaccines, Autism

The Washington Post (3/7, Sun, Weber) reported that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “planning a study into the potential connections between vaccines and autism, according to two people familiar with the plan, despite overwhelming scientific evidence that there is no link between the two.” The people said the request for the study came from Trump Administration officials. The number of autism cases “is rising in the United States. About 1 in 36 children has received such a diagnosis, according to data the CDC collected from 11 states, compared with 1 in 150 children in 2000.” Researchers “attribute much of the surge to increased awareness of the disorder and changes in how it is classified by medical professionals.”