Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots
President and RFK Jr, the health secretary, repeatedly referred to autism during signing, though studies show no link between it and vaccines Donald Trump has signed an executive order with plans for sweeping changes to the childhood vaccination schedule that attempts to override the authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is an attempt to undergird the changes…
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday with plans to change the childhood vaccination schedule, breaking the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots. This move aims to override the CDC vaccine recommendations, which were temporarily halted by a federal judge. The order is designed to reinstate earlier changes made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in January, which were also blocked due to legal violations.
By bypassing the CDC, the White House is attempting to provide parents with more choice and flexibility in vaccinating their children.
The order recommends that the MMR vaccine be administered at separate medical visits, causing financial and logistical strain for families and medical providers. This change would also reduce the number of recommended childhood immunizations from 18 to 11 diseases, with only six of the 17 vaccines currently recommended continuing to have full recommendations.
The remaining five shots would be available only for those at high risk, such as protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and vaccines against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and meningococcal ACWY. Six shots would be pushed to shared clinical decision-making, requiring providers to weigh the risks and benefits despite strong evidence supporting their safety and efficacy.
The executive order also requires the MMR vaccine to be administered at separate medical visits, even though there are no separately licensed vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella in the US. This additional strain on families and providers comes amid repeated references to autism during the signing, with Trump and Kennedy linking it to the vaccine-autism link, despite the lack of scientific evidence.
The US Attorney General will be tasked with challenging state laws that conflict with the executive order, but there are no vaccination mandates at the federal level, as school attendance requirements are set at the state and local levels.
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