Washington, D.C. – Na wa! Any time wey Trump open him mouth, wahala dey follow. For one announcement wey drop on Monday, President Donald Trump don talk say pregnant women for America no go fit take Tylenol, wey dem sabi as paracetamol. E say some research dey show link between Tylenol use and autism, but experts dey argue say dem findings no clear.
For the Oval Office, Trump yan say pregnant women should only take Tylenol if fever don turn to hot pepper. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. join body for the announcement, woefully dropping more ‘serious talk’ about the drug and its effect. Meanwhile, Tylenol’s parent company, Kenvue, don defend the use of the drug, talk say dem believe say no scientific proof link am to autism.
But Trump abeg no wan hear that one! Him dey push for FDA to change Tylenol package label to include this new wahala. Na wetin dem go come do appeal-to-sense campaign for public to warn about the risks of taking this pain reliever for mamas-to-be.
Some professionals don already comot their mouth for this matter, dey tell people say all this ‘Tylenol and autism’ talk no get solid backing. According to American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, doctors don clear say Tylenol na one of the few safe pain relief options for pregnant women.
As wey people dey try enter the matter, one study from Harvard University school talk say children fit develop autism when dem mama dey take Tylenol, but others dey disagree on that one. One professor, Monique Botha, even run come talk say wey no strong proof dey to show say Tylenol dey cause autism.
Even as autism diagnosis don chase sky since 2000, experts dey remind us say we no fit pin am down to just one cause. Na plenty factors dey involved, from genes to environment – but talk say pain relief during pregnancy go dey hard to come by once dem start to shy-away from Tylenol.
Trump dey gree say e get ‘serious announcement’ coming on autism, and we dey ready to see wetin go happen next. Olodo policies no fit change peoples lives if dem no put better reasons behind am.
So, how far this matter fit affect women wey dey expect? As dem talk, we go still follow up all this Tylenol drama and see wahala wey dey under this government umbrella.
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