Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist
Trump falsely claimed the MMR vaccine is "quite lethal" and linked shots to autism.
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday that drastically alters federal vaccine recommendations. The order intends to decrease the total number of recommended vaccines for children from 18 to 11, as well as alter their distribution and increase the frequency and number of medical visits required. However, these vaccine modifications lack any supporting evidence or are a result of recent findings.
Instead, they are founded on misleading anti-vaccine fears about potential harms, including the disproved assertion that vaccines cause autism, and the spread of misinformation suggesting that multiple vaccinations may overwhelm a child's immune system. During a signing event at the White House on Monday afternoon, Trump falsely asserted that pediatricians possess a vaccine that appears to be the size of a soda bottle, stating that in many cases, bad things happen when it is poured into a child's body. This claim, which is an exaggeration and an epidemic, was made by Trump during the signing event.
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