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Trump signs executive order to reform childhood vaccine recommendations FAST-MOVING

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to overhaul federal childhood vaccination recommendations. The directive, which aims to provide parents with more flexibility, proposes reducing the number of recommended routine childhood vaccinations from 18 to 11.

A key component of the order is the recommendation to split the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots administered during different medical visits. Trump suggested that spacing out doses could impact autism rates, a claim that contradicts decades of scientific research showing no link between vaccines and autism.

The order also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to reassess the timing and sequencing of vaccines within 90 days and instructs the Department of Justice to investigate state policies that may conflict with parental authority or religious exemptions. While the federal government provides recommendations, states maintain the authority to mandate vaccinations for schoolchildren. Public health experts have expressed concern that spacing out shots could increase the risk of children contracting preventable diseases before they can complete their immunization schedule.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Department of Health and Human Services · Department of Justice · Donald Trump · National Institutes of Health · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · White House

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