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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

The final findings were published in 2003. Early data from that study raised questions but later showed no link between thimerosal and autism. Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines in 2001 as a safety precaution. Kennedy has said his agency will explore possible causes of autism and plans to release findings by September.