Department of Pediatrics

Fact Check: Trump Makes Numerous False and Misleading Claims About Vaccines and Autism

Written by CNN | August 11, 2026

Independent researchers across seven countries have conducted more than 40 studies involving over 5.6 million people to conclude that there is no link between vaccines and autism, Dr. Sean O’Leary, a professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado, said last fall.