Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr It is declaring that a war against autism claiming the condition of neurological development is an epidemic that is much worse than the mortal outbreak COVID-19.
“This is an epidemic. Dwarf the Covid epidemic and the impacts in our country because Covid killed the elderly,” Kennedy Said Sunday in The radio program “The Roundable Cats” in Wabc 770 am.
“Autism affects children and affects them at the beginning of their lives, the beginning of their productivity,” said the 71 -year -old John Catsimatidis.
One in 31 Americans is now a diagnosis, Kennedy added, insisting that the economic cost of autism will shoot at $ 1 billion per year by 2035.
“About 26% of them have no capacity [to live independently]. And the indications will never be, “said the HHS secretary.
“We are taking children who should be healthy, who should contribute to society … that should be … reach their potential … and we are hurting them very early in life. It is an epidemic,” he said.
Autistic spectrum disorder does not have a single known cause. However, scientists believe that both genetics and environmental factors, such as complications, the duration of pregnancy, can play a role.
Earlier this month, Kennedy announced that his department Examine six “environmental factors” that said they could lead to autism.
Among the “factors”, the HHS head said that ultrasound, mold, pesticides, chemicals for food, medications and air and water pollution should be analyzed.
Meanwhile, Kennedy accused National Health Institutes and Centers for Disease Control, Agencies now under their control, or blocking studies on the years on the cause of autism.
“The problem is that NIH and CDCs have blocked all the studies that would catsimatidis.
“We are deploying 15 equipment to see all potential exhibitions. It could be a mill. It could be food additives. It could be pesticide. It could be vaccines. It could be ultrasound, plastic bottles,” he continued.
“We are going to see the age of the parents. Let’s see everything that can contribute … we will discover what it is.”
Many studies have investigated whether there is a link between vaccines and autism. However, no investigation to date has shown that being immunized causes the disorder, according to the CDC.
Kennedy’s “environmental factor” also faces a study published last week by the CDC, which concluded that the UPICK in cases of confirmed autism was probably due to an improvement of “early detection” technology and the “greater awareness of the condition.”
The study of the CDC revealed that one in 31 children under 8 is diagnosed with autism, compared to one in 2016 in 2016 and one in 150 in 2000.
The Autism Society of America also contradicted Kennedy by insisting on the data of the CDC “does not indicate an” epidemic “as stated by the narratives: it reflects the progress of the diagnosis, and an urgent need of need rooted in science and immediately.” “”
Kennedy has Been criticized by the medical community over the years for its Skepticism with respect to vaccines. Duration in his tense confirmation audience, defended citing the left between immunizations and growing child autism rates.
