Trump Says He’s ‘Exploring’ Forming Commission to Study Autism
- Vaccine skeptic Robert Kennedy Jr. says he’ll lead it
- Trump team says no final decisions made on autism group
Trump Asks RFK Jr. to Lead Vaccine Safety Committee
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President-elect Donald Trump’s team said Tuesday that he’s considering establishing a special autism commission after vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Trump had invited him to head up a panel on immunization safety and science.
After meeting with the incoming president in New York at Trump Tower, Kennedy told reporters he had accepted an offer to lead a panel on “vaccine safety and scientific integrity.” Kennedy has repeatedly linked childhood vaccinations to autism, in contradiction to broad scientific consensus. In a statement, Trump officials said the president-elect is merely looking into forming a committee on autism, and that no decisions have been made.