Administration to Award a No-Bid Contract on Research Into Vaccines and Autism
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The Trump administration is awarding a no-bid contract to a researcher with questionable expertise to study a debunked link between vaccines and autism, sparking criticism from the scientific community.
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There is not now, and never has been, any link between vaccines and autism, except that stupid people stupidly fear both.