When US president Donald Trump claimed on Monday in the Oval Office that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol elsewhere, "is no good" and that pregnant women should "fight like hell" to only take it in cases of extreme fever, he delivered conjecture, personal opinion and gut feeling.

GENEVA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that evidence of a link between the use of paracetemol during pregnancy and autism remained inconsistent and that the value of life-saving vaccines should not be questioned.

Backlash has been swift and forceful as other parts of the world woke up to US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming – without solid evidence – acetaminophen and certain vaccines for autism in children.

Scientific evidence is lacking to support the US government’s decisions to caution against using a common painkiller in pregnancy and fast-track the approval of an experimental medication for autism

WHO spokesperson Tarik Jašarević also said that the value of life-saving vaccines should not be questioned as Trump linked paracetamol to autism

Wes Streeting has urged pregnant women to ignore Donald Trump's claims about a link between taking paracetamol and autism. Mr Streeting said he trusted doctors over the president

The scientific community strongly criticizes the statements made by the US Government, which yesterday linked the consumption of paracetamol during pregnancy to a higher risk of autism. The US Government yesterday linked the consumption of paracetamol with autism,

UK health secretary Wes Streeting has told the British public not to “pay any attention” to remarks by Donald Trump claiming that the use of paracetamol during pregnancy was linked to autism in children. “There is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children — none,” Streeting said.

Pregnant women in Britain have begun contacting pharmacies with concerns about paracetamol use being linked to autism following Donald Trump's claims. The US President said there had been a 'meteoric rise' in cases of autism and he suggested Tylenol ...