Trump Order Cuts Childhood Shots to 11

White House spokesman Kush Desai said Trump acted on behalf of "countless parents (who) have had their questions and concerns about America's childhood vaccine schedule ignored if not outright mocked."

HHS spokeswoman Grace Davis Jamison confirmed the department's research push: "We are pursuing dozens of studies and analyses using some of the nation's largest health datasets to uncover the root causes of America's chronic disease epidemic."

Kennedy's allies want more. Del Bigtree, a longtime Kennedy ally and chief executive of the Informed Consent Action Network, told Reuters: "No one wants to see this get done with an executive order. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. knows that will not be a lasting change if it's not backed up by credible science." He added: "This is only the beginning of a process that had to happen."

Leading medical groups warn the order will deepen confusion and vaccine hesitancy among American families and leave more children exposed to preventable diseases. Public health advocates say they fear Kennedy's safety reviews are built to reach a predetermined conclusion — that vaccines are more dangerous than the illnesses they prevent. Scientists say the claimed vaccine-autism link has been disproven by large studies covering millions of children over many years.

On the left, Democratic analyst Russ Baker wrote in a Substack essay published Sunday that the campaign "may be one of Trump's most lasting legacies, having a profound and enduring impact on the US population, its well-being, and even its national security. It stands to touch virtually every family in some irreversible way." Baker's essay is opinion, not reporting.