UC San Diego conducted a small trial of the drug Suramin in treatment of autism. The study noted only a transient effect. That study was not followed up.

Suramin is used to treat African sleeping sickness and river blindness. It is not a controlled substance. It is given by injection. The drug was invented in 1916, and in the US can only be obtained directly from the CDC.

Fast forward ten years, and now antivaxxers are touting it as a “cure” for autism “caused by vaccines,” and claiming a person will go from “non-verbal” to “full sentences” in hours. Since the CDC is the sole source of the drug in the USA, that means the government is conspiring to “keep an autism cure away from the public”

The study itself noted that the drug is dangerous. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

In regions of the world where these diseases are common, WHO provides the drug for free. Thus, to get around the CDC, the hunt is on to get it from those countries.

Reddit’s r/VaxxHappened with commentary on the morans pushing this latest quackery.

Cured? (Includes “disinfo graphic” circulating on Twitter)