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The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are laser focused on developing innovative medicines that transform lives and create a healthier world. Together, we are fighting for solutions to ensure patients can access and afford medicines that prevent, treat and cure disease. Over the last decade, PhRMA member companies have invested more than $850 billion in the search for new treatments and cures, and they support nearly five million jobs in the United States.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2025) – Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Ybarra issued the following statement:
“Parents of children with autism want the best for their kids and ongoing research on the underlying causes and treatments are essential to provide the answers they deserve.
“Importantly, a vast body of scientific research has thoroughly debunked claims linking vaccines, their ingredients or the childhood immunization schedule to autism, and today’s announcement does not change that."
Read more about decades of research finding no link between vaccines and autism.