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  "id": 655877,
  "title": "Trump’s vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-vaccine-order-hands-some-maha-voters-a-win-it-also-gives",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:42:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/2026/08/12/trumps-vaccine-order-hands-some-maha-voters-a-win-it-also-gives-democrats-an-attack-line"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has shifted the nation's focus back to vaccines with an executive order that aims to simplify the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. This move is expected to resonate with some \"Make America Healthy Again\" (MAHA) voters, who support more flexibility in immunizations. However, it also presents Democrats with an opportunity to criticize Trump's administration in the upcoming midterm elections. The order reverses previous efforts by the administration to overhaul vaccine policy and guidance, raising questions about the political motivations behind it. While Trump has expressed concerns about childhood vaccines for over a decade, his administration has largely focused on other subjects recently, leading to questions about the significance of this renewed focus on vaccines.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "WHO says Trump's vaccine overhaul goes against 'decades of evidence'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/who-says-trumps-vaccine-overhaul-goes-against-decades-of-evidence",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:36:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour Health",
        "title": "Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-vaccine-order-hands-some-maha-voters-a-win-it-also-gives-702566",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:33:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MedPage Today",
        "title": "Trump's Vax Order Hands Some MAHA Voters a Win, but Gives Democrats an Attack Line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/trumps-vax-order-hands-some-maha-voters-a-win-but-gives-democrats-an",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:41:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "How Trump’s vaccine plan would be a logistical nightmare for parents and drug manufacturers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/how-trumps-vaccine-plan-would-be-a-logistical-nightmare-for-parents",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:21:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
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