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BREAKING STUDY: “COVID-19 ‘Vaccination’ of Children Should Cease Immediately” * The Gateway Pundit * by J.M. Phelps (opens in a new tab)
by J.M. Phelps · 2026-10-05
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BREAKING STUDY: “COVID-19 ‘Vaccination’ of Children Should Cease Immediately” * The Gateway Pundit * by J.M. Phelps
by J.M. Phelps · 2026-10-05
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThe article argues that the findings represent a safety signal and concludes that COVID-19 vaccination of children should cease immediately.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedNew research allegedly indicates that children who received the COVID-19 shot experienced significantly higher rates of autism, ADHD, neurodevelopmental disorders, special education needs, asthma, anxiety, and other health conditions.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe study, titled “Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in COVID-19-Vaccinated Versus Unvaccinated U.S. Children: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey, 2022–2024,” was published today on Zenodo and used NHIS data from 21,990 children.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedOne author, Nicolas Hulscher, said the analysis found a consistent association between childhood COVID-19 vaccination and higher odds of autism, ADHD, anxiety, special-education use, and mental-health treatment.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe article says the findings included a 32 percent increase in autism diagnoses, a 33 percent rise in ADHD cases, a 23 percent uptick in any neurodevelopmental disorders, a 19 percent increase in special education use, a 24 percent rise in asthma, a 27 percent increase in anxiety disorders, a 57 percent increase in mental health medication use, and a 60 percent rise in mental health therapy need among vaccinated children.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe article further reports Hulscher's statement that the autism association persisted across multiple adjustment strategies, strengthened with increasing dose count, and was largest in some of the youngest multiply vaccinated children; it says that among ages five to seven, three or more COVID shots were associated with 154 percent higher adjusted odds of current autism.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref · 15 candidate papers
Newborn IgG and IgM antibodies to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and child neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Review of "The role of social circle COVID-19 illness and vaccination experiences in COVID-19 vaccination decisions: an online survey of the United States population"
2023 · Crossref
Prenatal COVID-19 Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Disorders in Children.
2026 · Europe PMC
SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood.
Translational Psychiatry · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
The role of social circle COVID-19 illness and vaccination experiences in COVID-19 vaccination decisions: a representative online survey of the United States population
2022 · Crossref
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