Trump administration awards no-bid contract for vaccine-autism research

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The Trump administration plans to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to research a potential link between vaccines and autism. The contract is being awarded due to RPI's "unique ability" to link data on children and mothers. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has previously expressed a desire to investigate this connection. Scientists have extensively studied the vaccine-autism link for decades and found no credible association. Critics question the necessity and allocation of funds for such a study.


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