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Trump signs executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines, falsely linking shots to autism
The order builds on the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the childhood shot schedule under HHS Secretary RFK Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic.
TL;DR
- President Trump signed an executive order to reduce recommended childhood vaccines to 11.
- The order aims to split the MMR vaccine into three separate single-disease shots.
- Trump falsely claimed that vaccines are linked to autism.
- The order directs the Department of Justice to investigate states' vaccine mandate exemptions.
- Health experts worry that splitting vaccines could lead to missed appointments and lower immunization rates.
- Vaccination rates have fallen since the Covid-19 pandemic, and the U.S. is experiencing a surge in measles infections.