In spite of a body of scientific evidence that vaccines do not cause autism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a new study to look for a link. "As President Trump said in his Joint Address to Congress,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause autism, despite numerous existing studies already showing there is no link.

Key Takeaways The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to study vaccines and autism, despite no evidence of a linkPublic health experts call the new study unnecessaryCritics worry longtime vaccine skeptic RFK Jr.