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dofmyesterday at 6:58 PM3 repliesview on HN

Why would it need to? There is no medical controversy.

There’s only a weak and now discounted statistical association that was seized upon by two disgraceful anti-science politicians to create a political controversy.


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dyauspitrtoday at 1:08 AM

It’s hard to ignore a link when the n is this large. A 15% greater chance of getting autism is very significant.

A 2024 study of nearly 2.5 million children initially found:

* Autism by age 10: 1.53% with prenatal exposure versus 1.33% without * ADHD: 2.87% versus 2.46%

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ourmandaveyesterday at 7:24 PM

I can't figure it out. What is the actual reason they knowingly LIED about it?

Some personal grievance against Tylenol brand?

More graft from a competitor?

Appease their conspiracy loving dumbass base?

Destroy the scientific reputation of the US?

Trump is actually that fucking stupid?

All of the above?

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sieabahlparkyesterday at 9:29 PM

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