“We didn’t wait 20 years for Bobby to finally speak and then get served Tylenol as an answer,” anti-vaccine group Georgia Coalition for Vaccine Choice wrote in an unhinged Facebook post on Monday morning. “If that’s all we hear - is that the end? Not thimerosal. Not aluminum. Not MMR. Not Hep B. Not the insane schedule pushed after pharma got liability protection. Are we supposed to just forget?”
I love this conclusion.
On the one side, the Antivaxxers are pissed off. This alone is a great thing. Their hero and saint, their big hope basically bins them. Good.
On the other side, that Tylenol idea is easily debunkable. And I hope the brand owner Kenvue sues that administration to Kingdom Come for that. Autism is known since 1911, Tylenol is on the market since 1955. Even the dumbest of the MAGA-heads might notice that there is something wrong with that timeline.
I’ve seen that meme float around a LOT, and it’s faulty.
Let’s sharpen our thinking in-house first before we argue versus conservatives.
There’s a big difference between “the rapid growth of autism cases is lead by Tylenol usage” and “autism is caused single-handedly by Tylenol”
You can bet every conservative who drinks the Kool aid will say that rfk is claiming the former, which isn’t disproved by Tylenol being invented after autism cases.
Paracetamol aka acetaminophen, has been around since the 1800s. Tylenol as a brand has only been around since 1955.
So while we all know this link is bullshit, the 1911 defence falls apart based on facts.
I think a better response is show me a peer reviewed study from actual researchers who follow actual scientific methodology and have not had to be retracted.
I mean, it also falls apart when you consider leukemia is older than smokable tobacco, or that death by falling is older than airplanes, but still. No, Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, but things being older than other things does not mean anything with regards to increased risk.
Pear reviewed, pear reviewed, I get my info from my apple.