President Donald Trump stood at the podium yesterday with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and told pregnant people to avoid Tylenol. He also pushed a folate-based drug as a possible autism treatment. The issue here is that Trump and his administration are taking on one of the most misunderstood areas of modern health care — with almost no solid science to back it up.
Senior health correspondent Dylan Scott is here to help sort out what we actually know. His new explainer makes clear the flimsy basis on which the Trump administration is pushing these recommendations and why experts are so concerned about this moment. We’ve made this story free for everyone, because we see it as a public service. Clear, reliable information about vaccines shouldn’t be hard to find. If this piece helps you, please consider supporting our work by becoming a Vox Member.
—Paige Vega, climate editor
