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added 3 references about Tylenol claim
}}</ref> Kennedy's appointment was ratified by the United States Senate on 13 February 2025.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00052.htm Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session], United States Senate</ref>
Kennedy has claimed that boys who are [[circumcised]] early have twice the rate of autism, but only due to distribution of Tylenol <ref>{{REFnews |title=RFK, Jr., Says Tylenol Use for Circumcision Causes Autism. Here’s Why That Claim Is Flawed |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-cites-truly-appalling-studies-to-tie-autism-to-circumcision-and/ |website=Scientific American |date=2025-10-09 |accessdate=2025-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{REFnews |title=Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/reupping-unproven-claims-about-tylenol-kennedy-claims-a-link-between-circumcision-and-autism |website=PBS News |date=2025-10-10 |accessdate=2025-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{REFnews |title=RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2025/10/rfk-jr-s-inaccurate-claims-about-tylenol-circumcision-and-autism/ |website=FactCheck.org |date=2025-10-21 |accessdate=2025-10-25}}</ref> to infants following the procedure, not due to the procedure itself.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Circumcised boys more likely to be autistic, RFK Jr claims
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