Why do false claims that vaccines cause autism refuse to die? Here are nine reasons

By Sven Bölte, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Science, Karolinska Institutet

The idea that autism is caused by vaccines has recently been revived by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the presumptive nominee for US Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as by president-elect Donald Trump. When asked about vaccines at a recent press conference, Trump reportedly said there was “something wrong” with rising autism rates, adding: “We’re going to find out about it.”

From a research perspective, there is little left to discover…

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