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HuckleB

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Wed Apr 13, 2016, 05:40 PM Apr 2016

De Niro Says 'Find the Truth' on Vaccines, On NBC's Today Show: But Experts Already Did

Last edited Wed Apr 13, 2016, 08:48 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/de-niro-says-find-truth-vaccines-experts-already-did-n555416

"Actor Robert De Niro is the latest celebrity to say he thinks vaccines might cause autism. But decades of study have shown no link at all, and scientists are becoming increasingly impatient with the refusal to accept their findings.

De Niro said Wednesday he now regrets pulling a controversial film called "Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Conspiracy" from the Tribeca film Festival.

"If you are scientists, let's see, let's hear," De Niro told TODAY. De Niro says his 18-year-old son has autism and while the actor did not directly say he fears vaccination caused his son's condition, he said he wonders about it.

But scientists have debunked, often multiple times, every assertion that De Niro makes. They've been made and knocked down many times in the past 20 years as a small but highly vocal group of vaccine critics raise them.

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So another actor shows ignorance of science to a degree that is just astounding. What is it with this profession?

Yes, I winked. It's a joke question. Sort of. I guess.



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