The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be conducting its own study into whether vaccines cause autism, despite reams of past research failing to prove any links. In a statement to ABC News,

Some health policy experts say Kennedy’s early moves as HHS Secretary are concerning and suggest that he could undermine immunizations in less direct ways.

The CDC is initiating expanded research into understanding autism and widely debunked links between vaccines and autism

The CDC conducted previous investigations, confirming past scientific studies that found no link between the two.