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| Donald Trump says vaccinations are causing an autism 'epidemic' | Donald Trump says vaccinations are causing an autism 'epidemic' |
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| Donald Trump has linked vaccinations to what he dubbed an autism “epidemic” in during a presidential debate. | Donald Trump has linked vaccinations to what he dubbed an autism “epidemic” in during a presidential debate. |
| Mr Trump, who is the current frontrunner among the Republican presidential hopefuls, claimed autism rates have risen into an “epidemic” over the last few decades that is “totally out of control”. | Mr Trump, who is the current frontrunner among the Republican presidential hopefuls, claimed autism rates have risen into an “epidemic” over the last few decades that is “totally out of control”. |
| “Autism has become an epidemic. 25 years ago, 35 years ago, you look at the statistics, it’s not even close. It has gotten totally out of control,” said Mr Trump. | “Autism has become an epidemic. 25 years ago, 35 years ago, you look at the statistics, it’s not even close. It has gotten totally out of control,” said Mr Trump. |
| The property developer and TV personality said he had evidence of a relationship between autism and vaccinations after seeing an employee’s child diagnosed with the disability following an adverse reaction to a vaccine. | The property developer and TV personality said he had evidence of a relationship between autism and vaccinations after seeing an employee’s child diagnosed with the disability following an adverse reaction to a vaccine. |
| “I’ve seen it,” he claimed, “a beautiful child, went to have the vaccine… a week later got a tremendous fever, got very, very sick, now is autistic.” | “I’ve seen it,” he claimed, “a beautiful child, went to have the vaccine… a week later got a tremendous fever, got very, very sick, now is autistic.” |
| Mr Trump also suggested vaccinations given to babies and children where similar to those “pumped” into “a horse”. | Mr Trump also suggested vaccinations given to babies and children where similar to those “pumped” into “a horse”. |
| The Republican called for vaccinations to be administered in “smaller doses over a longer period of time”. | The Republican called for vaccinations to be administered in “smaller doses over a longer period of time”. |
| Mr Trump made the comments after presidential candidate Ben Carson, a retired paediatric neurosurgeon, said there is no link between vaccinations and autism. | Mr Trump made the comments after presidential candidate Ben Carson, a retired paediatric neurosurgeon, said there is no link between vaccinations and autism. |
| “The fact of the matter is, we have extremely well-documented proof that there’s no autism associated with vaccinations,” said Mr Carson. | “The fact of the matter is, we have extremely well-documented proof that there’s no autism associated with vaccinations,” said Mr Carson. |
| CNN moderator Jake Tapper noted that if elected president Mr Trump would be in charge of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health -“both of which say you are wrong”. | CNN moderator Jake Tapper noted that if elected president Mr Trump would be in charge of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health -“both of which say you are wrong”. |
| The claims sparked an immediate backlash: | The claims sparked an immediate backlash: |
| Carson: Vaccines have been proven to not cause autism Trump: ok... that sounds fake but ok | Carson: Vaccines have been proven to not cause autism Trump: ok... that sounds fake but ok |
| I'm not stopping Twitter. The world needs to know that Trump is dead wrong on vaccines. They do not cause Autism. #VaccinesWork | I'm not stopping Twitter. The world needs to know that Trump is dead wrong on vaccines. They do not cause Autism. #VaccinesWork |
| Hey Trump, don't call Autism an epidemic. It's not a virus. | Hey Trump, don't call Autism an epidemic. It's not a virus. |
| Trump thinks vaccines cause autism... He should've been in my bio class today when I learned that they specifically DO NOT #GodBlessAmerica | Trump thinks vaccines cause autism... He should've been in my bio class today when I learned that they specifically DO NOT #GodBlessAmerica |
| I love when Trump tries to talk about vaccines causing autism while next to 2 surgeons #yousoundstupid #CNNDebate | I love when Trump tries to talk about vaccines causing autism while next to 2 surgeons #yousoundstupid #CNNDebate |
| Mr Trump has repeatedly linked vaccinations to autism for a number of years. | Mr Trump has repeatedly linked vaccinations to autism for a number of years. |
| In a 2007 press conference he said: “When I was growing up, autism wasn't really a factor. And now all of a sudden, it's an epidemic. My theory is the shots… I really think it does something to the children," Sun Sentinel reported. | In a 2007 press conference he said: “When I was growing up, autism wasn't really a factor. And now all of a sudden, it's an epidemic. My theory is the shots… I really think it does something to the children," Sun Sentinel reported. |
| Mr Trump is leading the Republican Presidential Nomination polls by over 10 points according to Real Clear Politics. | Mr Trump is leading the Republican Presidential Nomination polls by over 10 points according to Real Clear Politics. |