Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejected suggestions that the Trump administration should merely suggest a possible link between Tylenol and autism, and instead launched a full-blown assault on the drug’s active ingredient, acetaminophen, according to a report.
Health officials tapped to lead agencies under Kennedy agreed there should be some warning about the painkiller, but wanted to focus on touting leucovorin, a form of vitamin B9, as a potential therapy for autism, according to The Wall Street Journal.
However, after Kennedy met with Kirk Perry, the interim CEO of Tylenol-maker Kenvue, earlier this month, RFK Jr. decided that warning pregnant women about the potential risk of taking acetaminophen should take full priority.
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