{
  "id": 2190606,
  "title": "The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about | Editorial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-mmr-executive-order-endangering-the",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:46:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-mmr-executive-order-endangering-the-children-he-claims-to-care-about"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Guardian views Donald Trump's executive order regarding the MMR vaccine with concern. The president's claim that the triple jab could be \"quite lethal\" and his executive order advising states to offer separate vaccines has the potential to significantly impact parents' decisions. The editorial argues that these mixed and erroneous messages about the benefits and harms of vaccination make it harder for parents to make informed choices about their children's health. For decades, the majority of families have trusted doctors' assurances that the MMR vaccine is safe and very effective, but Trump's actions raise serious questions about the impact on vaccination rates.",
  "summary": "The president’s empty advice that children should receive separate jabs against measles, mumps and rubella will only lead to less take-up by parents Nobody wants to hurt a child. The howl of pain, the tears, the look of betrayed shock all make it very hard to deliver a cherished small person to the needle-wielding nurse. But that’s part of being a responsible parent. It becomes a lot tougher if…",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump's executive order on MMR vaccine sparks concern",
    "Order advises states to offer separate vaccines",
    "Mixed messages about vaccine benefits and harms"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about | Editorial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-guardian-view-on-trumps-mmr-executive-order-endangering-the-2192762",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:46:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}