Danish Researcher Whose Studies Were Used to Deny Vaccine-Autism Link Pleads Guilty
Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher whose research was used to counter claims that vaccines cause autism, pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges on Sept. 1, 2026 in a federal court in Atlanta.1 Thorsen, 65, traveled to the United States as a visiting scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
CDC Again Changes Wording About Vaccines and Autism
Before Nov. 19, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) featured language on its website declaring point blank that vaccines do not cause autism. Specifically, at that time the CDC stated: “Studies have shown that there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). No links have been […]
“Profound Autism” Under Consideration as New Diagnosis
Autism has emerged as one of the most intensely debated public health issues over the past three decades, but especially during the past year. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has vowed to launch a sweeping research initiative aimed at identifying underlying causes of autism—a move applauded by some advocates […]
CDC Scientist and Whistleblower Promoted to Research Vaccine Adverse Childhood Experiences
A senior researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) William Thompson, PhD, who previously came forward in 2014 as a whistleblower claiming that the agency omitted statistically significant data related to MMR (measles-mumps-rubella)vaccine risks, has been promoted to oversee federal research into adverse experiences in childhood affecting long-term health outcomes for […]
CDC Will Offer Contract to Investigate Link Between Autism and Vaccination
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to investigate links between autism prevalence and vaccination according to a notice on the federal website. The notice, posted in September 2025, indicated that the CDC planned to issue the fixed-price contract to the New York […]
Autism Epidemic ‘Unprecedented in Human History,’ Now Reaches 1 in 31 Kids in America
On Apr. 15, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an analysis in its epidemiological digest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) which found the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) among children eight years old in the United States to be 1 in 31 (3.2 percent).1 2 3 4 5 […]