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Trump orders new childhood vaccine guidance amid expert criticismThe order calls for separate visits and three MMR shots instead of one; experts warn that gaps could expose children to preventable disease.
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- The order signed Monday recommends giving each vaccine during a separate visit, splitting the MMR vaccine into three shots, and improving vaccine research.
- Trump said hepatitis B, COVID-19, and influenza vaccines would no longer be recommended for all children, although the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics still recommend them.
- Health experts warn that longer intervals between shots could leave children exposed to a preventable infection, while states retain authority over school vaccination requirements.
- According to AAP President Andrew Racine, more than 40 studies in over seven countries involving more than five million children found no link between vaccines and autism.
I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong. The President does not have the expertise to make these changes. Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism.— Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), in a social media post on X, rebuking Trump’s vaccine executive order
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- The order, signed on Aug. 10, says the U.S. federal government will support only the remaining 11 shots.
- It recommends splitting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three injections given at separate medical visits.
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