The Illinois Department of Public Health recently released a statement regarding changes made to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

The website changes included a change in language to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism. The CDC “vaccine safety” webpage was updated on Wednesday, saying “the statement ‘Vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim.”

In response, IDPH director Sameer Vohra, M.D. released the following statement:

“In Illinois, we follow scientific evidence, and the science is clear: vaccines are safe, effective, and save lives. Unfortunately, the nation is seeing our federal government, once again, reject established research and cause confusion about long-debunked claims between autism and va

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