Trump signs executive order to change childhood vaccine schedule
Trump order makes recommendations about the childhood vaccine schedule and recommens that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine be split into three separate shots.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that changes the childhood vaccine schedule. According to the White House, the order recommends separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots administered in separate medical visits.
The order also directs the nation's health department to improve vaccine research. Trump suggested that one-year-olds should have their shots separated out into five separate visits, though it was unclear if he was referring to all vaccines or specific ones.
Public health experts have raised concerns that spacing out shots can lead to an increased risk of children becoming infected with a vaccine-preventable disease before returning for another visit, as reported by Global News. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the federal agency tasked with recommending vaccines, not the White House, The Guardian US noted.
Brief written by urgent.news from ABC News (US), Global News, The Guardian US, Axios — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
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