Hulscher testifies to Michigan House panel: reanalysis claims 180% higher autism rate in vaccinated children
Why it matters
The vaccinated-vs-unvaccinated argument is now moving from journals into sworn testimony before state legislatures, exactly the venue where school-mandate policy is decided.
On September 17, 2026, Nicolas Hulscher, an epidemiologist and administrator at the McCullough Foundation, testified before the Michigan House Oversight Subcommittee on the Child Welfare System.
Hulscher presented findings from a reanalysis of Henry Ford Health data, stating that vaccinated children in the dataset showed significantly higher rates of chronic conditions than unvaccinated children, including what he described as a 180% higher rate of autism. He holds a Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the University of Michigan and has authored McCullough Foundation work on vaccine-autism questions and autopsy findings.
Independent researchers dispute reanalyses of this kind on methodological grounds, and the mainstream consensus finds no causal link. The testimony is on the record, and the underlying data claims are linked here for anyone who wants to check them.
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