Trump signs order to limit childhood vaccines and split MMR shots
US President Donald Trump has signed an order that calls for fewer childhood vaccines and also recommends splitting the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) shots. “Decades ago, children received only a small fraction of the vaccines required today,” Trump said on Monday. “In those times, people were much healthier and of course the high rates [...] The post Trump signs order to limit childhood…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reduce the number of childhood vaccines and propose splitting the MMR vaccine into three separate shots. The order aims to decrease the total number of vaccines from 18 to 11, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The vaccines that remain mandatory include MMR, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and varicella or chicken pox.
Trump suggested that the MMR vaccine could be "quite lethal" if given all at once, likening it to pouring a bottle of soda into a child's body. However, experts argue that separating the shots into multiple visits could lead to children missing appointments or contracting diseases in between doses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there is no scientific evidence supporting the separation of the MMR vaccine.
Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, claims the changes are intended to give parents more choices, not to prohibit access to vaccines. However, pediatricians and vaccine experts criticize the order, stating that it is based on misconceptions and lacks scientific backing. The order does not have the authority to alter school vaccination requirements, which are determined at the state level.
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