Trump scales back child vaccination recommendations amid unproven claims

The Trump administration has significantly altered childhood vaccination recommendations, decreeing that only 11 diseases will be centrally recommended for all children. The order, signed by President Donald Trump alongside Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also proposes splitting the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate doses administered at different times. Trump himself admitted to basing the decision on unproven claims and repeated his assertion of a link between vaccines and autism, a connection widely refuted by organizations like the World Health Organization.

While parents can still opt for all recommended vaccinations, with insurance covering costs, the administration's move faces potential hurdles. A similar attempt to overhaul vaccine policy was temporarily blocked by a federal court in March, and many vaccination regulations fall under state authority. The CDC states there is no scientific evidence supporting the benefits of splitting the MMR vaccine, and single-dose versions are not currently available in the U.S.

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Health experts express concern that the proposed changes could lead to children remaining unprotected for longer periods or missing subsequent vaccinations. This comes at a time when measles infections in the U.S. have surged to their highest levels in decades. The disease was considered eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but recent years have seen a dramatic increase in cases, surpassing the total from the previous 25 years. Trump has linked this rise to increased autism diagnoses, a claim not supported by scientific studies.

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