Donald Trump is not a medical professional. However, he made a lot of unsubstantiated medical recommendations on TV Monday that he said may help lower the prevalence of autism, frequently without supplying supporting data.
Trump regularly urged expectant mothers to abstain from taking Tylenol, the most popular acetaminophen pain reliever.This is true even though acetaminophen has long been advised by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as a safe pregnant medication. He even offered advice on when to provide painkillers to kids.
Trump refrained from saying that he was against all vaccines while speaking with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was also a vaccine sceptic.
Despite the fact that vaccines have been shown to have no connection to autism, he advocated delaying important vaccinations or administering combination doses separately.
"Don't let them pump your baby up with the largest pile of stuff you've ever seen in your life," he added.
Additionally, Trump greatly exaggerated the way in which these vaccinations some of which guard against four diseases are administered.
It's terrible, in my opinion. They appear to be pumping into a horse as they do so," Trump remarked.
"You have a young kid. A small, delicate child. Additionally, they inject you with a vat of 80 different vaccines, I suppose, and 80 different mixtures.
The presentation brought back memories of Trump's first term during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, when the president stood for daily White House briefings and made egregiously false assertions, such as the well known suggestion that injecting disinfectants could assist patients.
"I can see the disinfectant that will eradicate it in only one minute. Is it possible for us to perform a similar procedure, such as an inside injection or a cleaning? In April 2020, Trump made the inquiry.
"As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."
These briefings suddenly ceased, although he later said he had been kidding. On Monday, his tone remained solemn.
