Trump’s vaccine order is about feelings, not facts | Robert B Shpiner
Summary
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change childhood vaccine rules, including giving the MMR vaccine as three separate shots. Experts say there is no scientific proof this change is safer, and the decision removes some vaccine protections for children.Key Facts
- President Trump ordered the MMR vaccine to be split into three separate shots instead of one combined injection.
- The order directs that, when possible, all childhood vaccines be given at separate doctor visits.
- Studies in Denmark and the U.S. found no link between vaccines and autism.
- The number of diseases that children are recommended to be vaccinated against is reduced from 18 to 11.
- Vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, influenza, Covid-19, meningococcal disease, and RSV are removed or moved to decisions based on individual cases.
- Hepatitis B vaccine at birth prevents a high chance of chronic infection in infants if infected during delivery.
- RSV vaccinations, started in 2023, cut hospitalizations for infants under eight months old by about 43%.
- The current vaccine schedule was changed by President Trump without medical training, relying on personal feeling instead of scientific evidence.
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