WHO chief says Trump vaccine push goes against ‘decades of evidence’
Summary
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, criticized President Donald Trump's efforts to change U.S. vaccination rules for children. He said these efforts go against many years of scientific evidence showing vaccines like the MMR shot are safe and do not cause autism.Key Facts
- WHO Director-General Tedros called out President Trump’s push to change childhood vaccine policies in the U.S.
- Trump signed an order to reconsider school vaccine mandates and splitting the MMR vaccine into three doses.
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports disproven claims linking the MMR vaccine to autism.
- Tedros stated that vaccines, including MMR, are safe and do not cause autism, based on clear scientific evidence.
- WHO emphasizes that vaccination policies should rely on careful and transparent scientific review, not politics.
- Delaying or separating vaccine doses unnecessarily can put children at risk by leaving them unprotected.
- Since joining the administration, Kennedy has reviewed vaccine schedules and reduced funding for new vaccine development.
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