Trump faces backlash over childhood vaccines order
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccines. According to Semafor, the order aims to split the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into separate shots, which would require years of investment.
The order also recommends that parents spread out vaccination schedules for their children, with Trump alleging an unproven connection with autism, as reported by CBS News. However, scientists say there is no evidence that jabs cause autism, with rising diagnoses more likely due to changing diagnostic criteria than increased prevalence, according to Semafor.
The executive order was not accompanied by any new scientific evidence, and it revives the administration’s attempt to slim down the immunization schedule, as reported by both BioPharma Dive and Healthcare Dive. Trump has long been skeptical of vaccines, and his Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has also expressed critical views, although Kennedy recently promoted the MMR shot amid a growing US measles outbreak.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Hill, Semafor, CBS News, BioPharma Dive, Healthcare Dive — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
