Trump limits childhood vaccination program; experts warn of risks

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that significantly alters the recommended childhood vaccination schedule in the United States. The directive reduces the number of recommended vaccines to 11 and proposes separating the MMR vaccine into three distinct shots, to be administered during separate doctor visits.

Trump stated that his administration now considers 11 essential childhood vaccinations against serious diseases, including MMR, as the "gold standard." He argued that the U.S. previously recommended more vaccines than other developed countries, sometimes twice as many as some European nations. This move aligns with long-standing efforts by figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal critic of vaccines who has previously linked them to autism, a claim widely refuted by scientists.

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Effective immediately, my administration recognizes the gold standard of recommendations for only 11 basic vaccinations for children against the most serious and dangerous diseases, including MMR, which we hope will be separated.

However, health experts are sounding the alarm. They emphasize that the current vaccination schedule is based on decades of scientific evidence designed to protect children from severe illness and death. Specialists warn that reducing the number of recommended vaccines could increase children's vulnerability to preventable diseases. The existing schedule, they contend, is not arbitrary but based on specific public health needs within the United States.

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America recommended more childhood vaccinations than any comparable country, even twice as many doses as some European countries.