By bobb |
The US Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, has boldly predicted the US will have found the cause of autism by September.
Mr Kennedy has launched a study to investigate what he calls the autism "epidemic", prompting concerns in the medical industry that it may only serve to promote spurious claims linking autism to vaccines, which Mr Kennedy has long supported.
Outgoing senior US health official Dr Peter Marks has said overnight that it amounts to giving people false hope.
- Guest: Nicole Rogerson, CEO, Autism Awareness Australia
- Producer: Kelly-Anne Taylor
The ABC webpage has a link to the audio.