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Trump and RFK Jr: Acetaminophen may be Associated w Increased Risk of Autism
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The FDA will be updating the label of an existing drug to reflect potential benefits in reducing some autism symptoms. Symptoms. This gives hope to the many parents with autistic children that it may be possible to improve their lives. One of the things that I'm very, very happy about.
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Ben Ferguson
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John Sopel
Good Tuesday morning. So nice to have you with us on the 47 Morning Update. And we've got one major story for you. The president, United States of America, standing next to RFK Jr. And Dr. Oz, have come out with major changes and recommendations when it comes to dealing with the issue of autism. The president said he'd been waiting 20 years to do this. He you are going to hear the facts about what has been said, and then we will play you what the president said in its entirety. And you also hear from RFK Jr. All right. I want to take a moment and I want to talk to you real quick about what you can do to help the people in Israel. It was nearly two years ago that the terrorists murdered more than 1200 innocent Israelis and they took 250 hostages. Today, it seems as if the cries of the dead and dying have been drowned out by the shouts of anti Semitism and just pure hatred, not just in America, but around the world. And the most brutal attack on Jewish people happened. It happened since the Holocaust. And now it's like they're trying to act like it never happened. Now, this is where it is important for us to stand with the people in Israel. It's a movement of love and support for the people of Israel. And this is where I want you to get involved. It is called Flags of Fellowship. It's being organized by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. And on October 5th, you can stand with Israel and the victims proudly just a few weeks away. Millions across America will prayerfully plant an Israeli flag in honor and solidarity with the victims of October 7, 20, 20, 23, and stand with their grieving families, you can be a part of this movement as well. And that's what I love about what IFCJ does. They're making sure that the world knows there are there are lots of people of faith in this country and friends and advocates for Israel. They're going to stand with them. You can get more information about how you can join the Flags of Fellowship movement, including your church. There are going to be countless churches around the country. They're going to plant flags as well. So all you have to do to get Involved with Flags of Fellowship movement is go to ifcj.org that's ifcj.org stand with Israel on October 5th. It's just a few weeks away. And if your church you think would want to be involved you can also find out more about how to get your church to be involved on a special Sunday@ifcj.org that's ifcj.org it's the morning update and it starts right now.
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Ben Ferguson
Story number one it was a major.
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John Sopel
Announcement from the White House today as President Donald Trump, RFK Jr. Dr. Oz and others gathered to talk about an important issue, and that is autism. And the takeaways are significant. Donald Trump and RFK Jr described Autism Spectrum Disorder, known as ASD, as having surged 400% since the year 2000. They stated it now affects about 1 in 31American children. Now, the president had one significant warning and it was talking about acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol. The administration is associating acetaminophen used during pregnancy with a possible increased risk of autism based on earlier studies. As a result, the FDA will issue a physician notice and start the process to change safety labeling for acetaminophen to reflect these concerns. Now the administration is also launching a public service campaign to inform families and advise pregnant women to use acetaminophen only when medically necessary, use the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration possible for the patient. We're also learning about research investment. The NIH is funding 13 new projects under what they call the Autism Data science initiative, the ADSI, with more than 50 million in grants involving large scale biological, clinical, environmental and behavioral data. Also, the administration said they will create replication hubs and include community engagement to ensure the research aligns with the needs of families and people suffering with autism. We also know that they're looking into other cures for autism. The White House also said they're going to look at things that can help people with autism and even the real possibility of cures, obviously under medical supervision, working with doctors and different therapies. And then if you get back to acetaminophen, known as Tylenol to you and I, there is recognition of conflicting literature. The announcement acknowledges that there is no conclusive, casual proof that Tylenol causes autism. There is concern, however, about untreated fever, another risk if women avoid the drug completely. And that is what RFK said is important. Transparency. RFK Jr. In his role as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has played a central role in the announcement. Part of what he said today. He emphasized that autism has been neglected and that families have been left without answers or options as rates have continued to rise. He described the administration's approach as bold and supportive of opening up new treatment pathways, informing families and doctors of potential risks and and investing in significant research which will benefit many Americans. RFK Jr also says he supports the FDA's label updates for different types of treatment for children with ASD who have different deficiencies that need different types of treatment. And he also said it will deal with Medicaid when appropriate. As well, RFK Jr backed the move to begin changing safety, communications and labeling for acetaminophen use during pregnancy, while urging medical caution and acknowledging uncertainties. So what is this about? Transparency? Yes. There's already a massive amount of pushback and caution for medical experts. But what the White House is saying is we can't keep doing things the way we are now. Which brings me to what the President had to say at the White House and RFK Jr. I want you to hear from both of them in their own words.
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Donald Trump
Thank you very much. So I've been waiting for this meeting for 20 years, actually. And it's not that everything's 100% understood or known, but I think we've made a lot of strides. Wish it was done a long time ago. Today, we're delighted to be joined by America's top medical and public health professionals as we announce historic steps to confront the crisis of autism. Horrible, horrible crisis. I want to thank the man who brought this issue to the forefront of American politics, along with me. And we actually met in my office. Is it like 20 years ago, Bobby? It's probably 20 years ago. In New York. I was a developer, as you probably heard. I always had very strong feelings about autism and how it happened and where it came from. And he and I, I don't know, the word got out, and I wouldn't say that people were very understanding of where we were, but it's turning out that we understood a lot more than a lot of people who studied it. We think, and I say we think because I don't think they were really letting the public know what they knew. Thanks as well to the director of the National Institute of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, FDA Commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary. These are great people. Administrator of the Centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmedaz, and Acting Assistant Secretary of HHS, Dr. Dorothy Fink. So thank you all. Thank you, Dorothy, very much. The meteoric rise in autism is among the most alarming public health developments in history. There's never been anything like this. Just a few decades ago, 1 in 10,000 children had autism. So that's not a long time. And I've always heard, you know, they sell A few. But I think it's a lot less time than that. It used to be 1 in 20,000, then 1 in 10,000, and I would say that's probably 18 years ago. And now it's 1 in 31. But in some areas, it's much worse than that, if you can believe it, 1 in 31. And I gave numbers yesterday for boys, it's 1 in 12. I was told that's in California, where they have a, for some reason, a more severe problem. But whether it's 1 in 12 or 1 in 31, can you imagine? That's down from 1 in 20,000 and 1 in 10,000. And now we're at the level of 1 in 12 in some cases for boys, 1 in 31 overall. So since 2000, autism rates have surged by much more than 400%. Instead of attacking those who ask questions, everyone should be grateful for those who are trying to get the answers to this complex situation. And the first day, all of these great doctors behind me were there, I told them, this is what we got to. We have to find out. Because when you go from 20,000 to 10,000 and then you go to 12, you know there's something artificial, they're taking something. And by the way, I think I can say that there are certain groups of people that don't take vaccines and don't take any pills. That have no autism. That have no autism. Does that tell you something that's currently. Is that a correct statement, by the way?
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Bobby Kennedy Jr.
There are some studies that suggest that, yeah. With the Amish, for example.
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Donald Trump
The Amish, Yeah, virtually, I hear no. I heard none. See, Bobby wants to be very careful with what he says, and he should, but I'm not so careful with what I say. But you have certain groups, the Amish, as an example, they have essentially no autism. First, effective immediately, the FDA will be notifying physicians that the use of acetam. Well, let's see how we say that. Acetaminophen. Acetaminophen. Is that okay? Which is basically commonly known as Tylenol, during pregnancy can be associated with a very increased risk of autism. So taking Tylenol is not good. I'll say it. It's not good. For this reason, they are strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary. That's, for instance, in cases of extremely high fever, that you feel you can't tough it out, you can't do it. I guess there's that. It's a small number of cases, I think. But if you can't tough it out. If you can't do it, that's what you're going to have to do. You'll take a Tylenol, but it'll be very sparingly. Can be something that's very dangerous to the woman's health. In other words, a fever. That's very, very dangerous. And ideally a doctor's decision because I think you shouldn't take it and you shouldn't take it during the entire pregnancy. They may tell you that toward the end of the pregnancy you shouldn't take it during the entire. And you shouldn't give the child a Tylenol. Every time he goes, he's born and he goes and has a shot, you shouldn't give a Tylenol to that child. All pregnant women should talk to their doctors for more information about limiting the use of this medication while pregnant. So ideally you don't take it at all. But if you have to, if you can't tough it out or if there's a problem, you're going to end up doing it. The other thing that I can tell you that I'll say that they will maybe say at a little bit later date, but I think when you go for the shot, you do it over a five time period, take it over five times or four times, but you take it in smaller doses and you spread it out over a period of years. And they pump so much stuff into those beautiful little babies. It's a disgrace. I don't see it. I don't. I think it has, I think it's very bad. They're pumping, it looks like they're pumping into a horse. You have a little child, a little fragile child and you get a VAT of 80 different vaccines, I guess 80 different blends and they pump it in. So ideally a woman won't take Tylenol. And on the vaccines it would be good. Instead of one visit where they pump the baby, load it up with stuff, you'll do it over a period of four times or five times. I was, I mean, I've been so into this issue for so many years just because I couldn't understand how a thing like this could happen. And you know, it's artificially induced. It's not like something that when you, when you go from all of those, you know, healthy babies to a point where I don't even know structurally if a country can afford it, and that's the least of the problems. To have families destroyed over this is just so, so terrible. I also, and we've already done this we want no mercury in the vaccine. We want no aluminum in the vaccine. The mmr, I think, should be taken separately. This is based on what I feel. The mumps, measles, and the three should be taken separately. And it seems to be that when you mix them, there could be a problem. So there's no downside in taking them separately. In fact, they think it's better. So let it be separate. The chickenpox is already separate because when that got mixed in, I guess they made it for, for a while it really was bad. So there's no downside in doing it. It's not like, oh, if you do it bad things. No, it's only good side. And it may not have that much of an impact, but it may have a big impact. So let those be taken separately. And then hepatitis B is sexually transmitted. There's no reason to give a baby that's almost just born hepatitis B. So I would say wait till the baby is 12 years old and formed and take hepatitis B. And I think if you do those things, it's going to be a whole different. It's going to be a revolution in a positive sense in the country. The FDA will be updating the label of an existing drug to reflect potential benefits in reducing some autism symptoms. Symptoms. This gives hope to the many parents with autistic children that it may be possible to improve their lives. That's one of the things that I'm very, very happy about. I mean, this was mostly going to be on how not to have the child affected, but we've learned some pretty good things about certain elements of genius that can be given to a baby and the baby can get better and in some cases maybe substantially better. Not going to be easy, but be a lot easier if it didn't happen in the first place, as these great parents fully understand. Right? They fully understand. I feel so terribly for. I have so many friends with autistic children. It's. It's just, it's a tough situation. Finally, to help reach the ultimate goal of ending the autism fever, the NIH will be announcing 13 major grant awards from the Autism Data Science initiatives. And to be honest with you, to me that's the least important. It's not even a money thing at this point. There's so much money, but they have to do and they have to move quickly when the alternative is that nothing bad can happen. Let's do it now. I was just saying to Bobby and the group, let's do it now. Nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen. But With Tylenol, don't take it. Don't take it. And if you can't live, if your fever is so bad, you have to take one because there's no alternative to that, sadly. First question, what can you take instead? It's actually. There's not an alternative to that. And as you know, other of the medicines are absolutely proven bad. I mean, they've been proven bad with the aspirins and the Advils and others. Right. And they've been proven bad. So I'd like to ask Bobby to get up to the podium and say a few words. And then Dr. Bhattacharya and Dr. Makary, Dr. Oz, Dr. Fink, followed by two incredible mothers at have experienced firsthand what this country is going through, what parts of the world are going through. And I will say there are parts of the world that don't take Tylenol. I mean, there's a rumor, and I don't know if it's so or not, that Cuba, they don't have Tylenol because they don't have the money for Tylenol and they have virtually no autism. Okay, tell me about that one. And there are other parts of the world where they don't have Tylenol, where they don't have autism. That tells you a lot. And I want to say it right now, and you know, the way I look at it, don't take it, don't take it. There's no downside in not taking it. So I'd like to ask Bobby to come up and say a few words. I hope I didn't ruin his day, but that's the way I feel. I've been very strong on this subject for a long time. You know, life is common sense, too, and there's a lot of common sense in this. And I wish things like this were brought up. And this group has worked so hard on it. But I'd like to be a little bit more, a little speedier in the process of a recommendation because there's no harm in going quicker. There's absolutely no harm. At worst, there's no harm. Thank you very much, Bobby, please.
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Bobby Kennedy Jr.
Thank you, Mr. President. To meet the President's challenge, I ordered HHS to launch an unprecedented all agency effort to identify all causes of autism, including toxic and pharmaceutical exposures. At President Trump's urging, nih, fda, CDC and CMS are turning over every stone to identify the ideology of the autism epidemic and how patients and parents can prevent and reverse this alarming trend. We have broken down the traditional silos that have long separated these agencies, and we have fast tracked research and guidance. Historically, NIH has focused almost solely on politically safe and entirely fruitless research about the genetic drivers of autism. And that would be like studying the genetic drivers of lung cancer without looking at cigarettes. And that's what NIH has been doing for 20 years. As a result, we don't have an answer to this critical question. Despite the cataclysmic impact of the epidemic on our nation's children, we are now replacing the institutional culture of politicized science and corruption with evidence based medicine. NIH research teams are currently testing multiple hypotheses in no area off limits. We promise transparency as we uncover the potential causes and treatments and and we will notify the public regularly of our progress. Today we are announcing two important findings from our autism work that are vital for parents to know as they make these decisions. First, HHS will act on acetaminophen the FDA is responding to clinical and laboratory studies that suggest a potential association between acetaminophen used during pregnancy and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, including later diagnosis for ADHD and autism. Scientists have proposed biological mechanisms linking prenatal acetaminophen exposure to altered brain development. We have also evaluated the contrary studies that show no association. Today, the FDA will issue a physician's notice about the risk of acetaminophen during pregnancy and begin the process to initiate a safety label change. HHS will launch a nationwide public service campaign to inform families and protect public health. FDA also recognized that acetaminophen is often the only tool for fevers and pain in pregnancy, as other alternatives have well documented adverse effects. HHS wants therefore, to encourage clinicians to exercise their best judgment and and the use of acetaminophen for fevers and pain in pregnancy by prescribing the lowest effective dose for the shortest necessary duration and only when treatment is required. Furthermore, thanks also to the politicization of science, the safety of acetaminophen against the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children has never been validated. Prudent medicine therefore suggests caution and acetaminophen used by young children, especially since strong evidence also has associated it with liver toxicity. Some studies have also found the use of acetaminophen in children can potentially prolong viral illnesses. FDA will drive new research to safeguard mothers, children and families. In addition to a possible acetaminophen connection to autism for pregnant women, infants and toddlers, our research has revealed that folate deficiency in a child's brain can lead to autism. We have also identified an exciting therapy that may benefit large numbers of children who suffer from autism. Peer reviewed literature has documented that up to 60% of folate deficient children with ASD can have improved verbal communications if given leucovorin. I have instructed nih, FDA and CMS to help doctors treat children appropriately. Jay will help tell that story, which started with sound science, the kind that restores faith in government. This announcement also represents a historic collaboration between nih, fda, CDC and cms. We expect this to be the first of many announcements over the coming years that deliver actionable information to parents on underlying cause of autism and the potential paths for prevention and reversal. Finally, autism is a complex disorder with multifactorial etiology. We are continuing to investigate a multiplicity of potential causes with no areas of taboo. One area that we are closely examining, as the President mentioned, is vaccines. Some 40 to 70% of mothers who have children with autism believe that their child was injured by a vaccine. President Trump believes that we should be listening to these mothers instead of gaslighting and marginalize them. Marginalizing them like prior administrations, some of our friends like to say we should believe all women. Some of these same people have been silencing and demonizing these mothers for three decades. Because research on the potential link between autism and vaccines has been actively suppressed in the past, it will take time for an honest look at this topic by scientists. I want to reassure the people in the autism community that and we will be uncompromising and relentless in our search for answers. We will perform the studies that should have been performed 25 years ago. Whatever the answer is, we will tell you what we find. We are researching this issue to all three agencies. Jay will discuss one of our research initiatives at nih. This model of unleashing unbiased, depoliticized, gold standard scientific research and academic freedom to deliver actionable information to prevent and reverse disease will be a model for the framework to deliver similar results from any other chronic conditions that plague Americans.
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John Sopel
Obviously this is a much longer show than we normally do, but I want to make sure you could hear directly from the President RFK Jr. In their entirety of what they had to say on a very important issue. One thing that I also want you to look at is this. Isn't it great to have this type of transparency back in our government at a place that used to be so secretive when there was a guy by the name of Anthony Fauci that was running all of this? Now we have real transparency and you have to give thanks the President for that.
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