RFK Jr. Links Childhood Vaccines to Autism — and Says the CDC Knew

For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has warned about a possible link between vaccines and autism. The media calls him dangerous. Health agencies dismiss him. But behind the noise is a body of data that has been quietly buried, sealed, or ignored — not because it’s wrong, but because it challenges the most protected narrative in modern medicine.

1350% Risk Spike: Buried CDC-Run Data

RFK Jr. cites an internal analysis by CDC scientists using the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) — a CDC-run system designed to monitor vaccine-related health outcomes.

This analysis reportedly showed a 1350% increased risk of autism in children who received the hepatitis B vaccine within their first 30 days of life, compared to those who received it later or not at all.

The study was never published. It wasn’t peer-reviewed, nor released to the public. But internal CDC emails obtained through FOIA requests confirmed the analysis existed and flagged “unexpected results.”

Instead of further investigation or transparency, the findings were quietly shelved. Not discredited. Just buried.

Over 400 Studies Linking Vaccines to Neurological Injury

In The Real Anthony Fauci, RFK Jr. compiles over 400 peer-reviewed studies and 1400 total references suggesting links between vaccines and neurological harm — including autism, seizures, and developmental regression.

The studies come from legitimate journals and credible researchers.

Examples include:

• Exley et al. (2017) found high aluminum levels in the brains of individuals with autism — levels among the highest ever recorded in human tissue.
  
  
• A 2010 study in Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis revealed evidence of chronic brain inflammation in autistic children — consistent with immune overactivation.
  
  
• A 2011 study in Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health showed a strong correlation between national vaccine schedules and infant mortality rates across 30 countries.
  
  

Critics don’t engage with the studies. They just label them “low quality” or cherry-picked — without actually refuting the findings.

CDC and FDA: Not Independent, Not Impartial

RFK Jr. argues the CDC is a “captive agency” — and the evidence strongly supports that claim.

The FDA receives over 70% of its drug review budget from user fees paid by the pharmaceutical industry. The CDC holds dozens of vaccine patents and directly profits from their licensing.

Top CDC officials routinely take jobs in Big Pharma. Julie Gerberding, former CDC director, left to run Merck’s vaccine division. Thomas Insel, former head of the NIH’s mental health institute, joined Google Health after overseeing vaccine injury surveillance.

This isn’t oversight — it’s revolving-door management.

Whistleblowers Silenced, Testimony Sealed

In 2018, Dr. Andrew Zimmerman, the government’s own expert witness in vaccine court, submitted a signed affidavit stating that vaccines can cause autism in a vulnerable subset of children — especially those with underlying mitochondrial conditions.

His testimony was sealed, and he was removed from the case.

The public never heard it — until legal pressure forced it into the light.

CDC whistleblower Dr. William Thompson also admitted that data showing a link between the MMR vaccine and autism in African-American boys was intentionally omitted from a major 2004 CDC study.

The altered study then became a centerpiece for “no link” claims, despite its internal manipulation.

“Settled Science”

The phrase “the science is settled” has become a convenient way to shut down legitimate inquiry, across all scientific topics. But if vaccines are truly safe, why seal testimony? Why fire whistleblowers? Why censor scientific findings and blacklist researchers?

RFK Jr. may be a polarizing figure, but the data he cites is real — and often ignored not because it’s false, but because it’s inconvenient.

Until public health agencies address these studies with real transparency, the debate isn’t over. It’s just being suppressed.

Autism was diagnosed in 1 in 10,000 children in the 1980s. Today, it’s 1 in 36 — according to the CDC’s own data.