Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccines and split MMR shots

President Donald Trump has signed an order aimed at reducing the number of childhood vaccines and altering the administration of the mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR) shots. In a recent interview, Trump claimed that children once received a much smaller portion of the vaccines mandated today. He stated that in the past, individuals were far healthier and that the alarming prevalence of autism did not exist.

The Trump administration has persistently maintained a controversial hypothesis linking MMR vaccines to autism, despite numerous research studies failing to establish any connection between the two. It is important to note that the federal government lacks the authority to enforce these new recommendations. State-level regulations govern vaccinations required for school attendance.

During a speech in the Oval Office, Trump announced that his administration is endorsing gold-standard childhood vaccine recommendations for 11 core vaccines, as opposed to the previously required 15. The immunisations recommended for all children under the order include protection against measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and varicella or chicken pox.

Trump emphasized that the administration is reducing both the number of vaccines administered and the frequency with which they are given, suggesting that the new policy entails receiving fewer shots over a series of doctor visits.