Health secretary hits out at Trump autism claims: ‘Don’t pay attention whatsoever’

Health secretary hits out at Trump autism claims: 'Don't pay attention whatsoever' Lorraine/Instagram

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00:00There is no evidence to link the use of paracetamol by pregnant women to autism in their children. None.

00:10In fact, a major study was done back in 2024 in Sweden involving 2.4 million children, and it did not uphold those claims.

00:22So I would just say to people watching, don't pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicines.

00:29A bit, yeah.

00:30In fact, don't even take my word for it as a politician.

00:33Listen to British doctors, British scientists, the NHS.

00:38It's really important that at a time when, you know, there is scepticism,

00:44and I don't think scepticism itself, asking questions, is in itself a bad thing.

00:51By all means, ask questions.

00:53But we've got to follow medical science.