No one proclaimed that.
They announced that Tylenol could be linked to neurological development issues, including autism.
They announced that Tylenol could be linked to neurological development issues, including autism.
That's what they said, which is fucking stupid.
The existing guidance is to discuss use with your doctor and to take the minimum necessary. It is not "fight like hell", ostensibly through fever and significant pain, to avoid it.
There is no good evidence to substantiate this belief, and if there were, then it'd be part of the guidance and we wouldn't need somebody who learned acetaminophen == Tylenol at 79 years old saying things like "Don't take Tylenol" on national TV.
The FDA decisions to update labels said:
>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today initiated the process for a label change for acetaminophen (Tylenol and similar products) to reflect evidence suggesting that the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women may be associated with an increased risk of neurological conditions such as autism and ADHD in children. The agency also issued a related letter alerting physicians nationwide.
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-resp...
This is stupid and bad, actually, and absolutely should be viciously criticized.
FDA's communication came after the press conference.
> The announcement __followed__ President Trump’s announcement from the White House in which he repeatedly told pregnant women, “Don’t take Tylenol.”
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5518478-tylenol-acetam...
The claims are that Trump gave people the impression that Tylenol causes autism, which is a claim we've failed to substantiate 100% of the dozens of times we've tried, and that FDA put out guidance that is much, much softer in direct controversion of Trump’s claims.
In other words: Trump’s statements weren’t in response to the FDA decision nor was the FDA decision in response to Trump’s statements. Both were distinct responses to the head of HHS (a scientific illiterate and world famous grifting conspiracy theorist) deciding that vague gesticulating about Tylenol could help him meet his self-imposed September deadline to solve autism.
Why didn't they say it earlier? Didn't they say they were going to release the cause of autism earlier?