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 seeks to decrease the number of essential vaccines all children receive from 18 to 11, while also dispersing them over a greater number of time periods and medical visits. These proposed changes in vaccine policy have no scientific foundation or are supported by recent research.
Instead, they are rooted in unfounded anti-vaccine fears and misinformation surrounding potential side effects, including the false assertion that they may cause autism. This widely debunked belief has been thoroughly refuted and explained. During a signing ceremony at the White House on Monday, Trump made false claims, stating that pediatricians have a vaccine the size of a soda bottle, which is allegedly poured into a child's body and leads to adverse effects in many instances.
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