Trump Orders Spaced-Out Vaccine Schedule
Trump Orders Spaced-Out Vaccine Schedule
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday restructuring the federal government's childhood vaccine recommendations, calling for shots to be spaced out across separate doctor's visits.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the signing, which took place in the Oval Office.
The order also allows the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to be split into three single-disease shots and directs the Justice Department to investigate state vaccine mandates for possible violations of parental and religious rights.
Timeline
Trump issued a presidential memorandum on vaccine policy.
Trump signed an earlier executive order aimed at aligning U.S. vaccine recommendations with those of peer nations.
Trump signed the new executive order and took questions from reporters. A White House official said measles and polio vaccines are still recommended under the policy.
Reactions
The American Medical Association criticized the order, warning it risks undermining childhood immunization. The American Academy of Pediatrics and other experts branded it "dangerous," and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy also raised objections.
Trump has tied the effort to his long-held belief that spacing out shots lessens the risk of autism. Scientists have found no link between vaccines and autism.
Trump said it was "amazing" that establishment media outlets refuse to ask questions about vaccines, suggesting medical and pharmaceutical groups could be the reason.
What's Next
The HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines — which includes the NIH and CDC — must report within 90 days on implementation and recommend research on optimal shot spacing.
The order sets up potential legal fights over the Justice Department's review of state vaccine mandate laws, and raises questions about whether manufacturers can produce separate measles, mumps and rubella shots at scale.
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Health experts warn the changes could complicate this fall's vaccination decisions for families weighing how many shots to get and when. Trump has pressed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for more action on the vaccine schedule and autism research.
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