Trump Re-Ups Jarring All-Caps Warning to Pregnant Women: ‘DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!’

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President Donald Trump took a moment out of his week-long trip to Asia to warn pregnant women once again about Tylenol and childhood vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, and hepatitis.

Trump posted to Truth Social Sunday afternoon:

“Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS (sic) B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS!”

Trump’s post was identical to one he wrote on Sept. 26 — complete with a misspelled version of “hepatitis.” That post came several days after Trump first announced in a press conference that the main ingredient in Tylenol, acetaminophen, “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism,” when taken during pregnancy.

“Taking Tylenol is not good. It’s not good. For this reason they are strongly recommending women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy,” Trump said as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy looked on. Trump added that women “shouldn’t take it during the entire pregnancy.”

The maker of Tylenol said in a statement, “Acetaminophen is the safest pain reliever option for pregnant women as needed throughout their entire pregnancy. Rigorous research, endorsed by leading medical professionals and global health regulators, confirms there is no credible evidence linking acetaminophen to autism.”

Sunday’s post included a link to an article by the right-wing Daily Caller titled, “FDA Stayed Silent As Internal Reports About Potential Tylenol Risks Piled Up.”

In the article, investigative reporter Emily Kopp wrote, “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defied the advice of its own drug safety experts to warn pregnant women about Tylenol for nearly a decade, internal reports and presentations obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation reveal.”

The report continued, “as alarm bells rang within FDA headquarters and the boardrooms of Tylenol’s manufacturers, pregnant women heard nothing from either the government or the manufacturers about the potential risks” until Trump’s announcement.

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