Trump set to upend childhood vaccines recommendations with new order

The Independent World Monday 10 August 2026, 18:42 UTC By Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg 1 min read

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Trump set to upend childhood vaccines recommendations with new order The executive order would call for states to reconsider guidance for vaccine requirements for school - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that would significantly alter the federal guidance for childhood vaccines and call for states to reconsider their guidance for vaccine requirements for school, The Washington Post reported. Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have long pushed the theory that vaccines–particularly the meales, mumps and rubella vaccine–is liked to autism spectrum disorder. This comes despite the fact that multiple studies have debunked the supposed link between childhood vaccinations and children developing autism spectrum disorder. Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments

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ABC Australia 16m ago

Trump signs order overriding CDC vaccine schedule and breaking up measles, mumps and rubella shots

Order also recommends all shots be given at separate medical visits though cost of doing them together is lowerIt’s an attempt to undergird the changes made earlier this year to CDC vaccination recommendations, which were halted by a federal judge. The CDC is the federal agency tasked with recommending vaccines, not the White House. The order would also require that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine be broken into three separate shots, once it becomes available in the US.

The Guardian UK 21m ago

Trump signs order overriding CDC vaccine schedule and breaking up measles, mumps and rubella shots

Order also recommends all shots be given at separate medical visits though cost of doing them together is lowerDonald Trump plans to make changes via executive order to the childhood vaccination schedule in sweeping changes that would attempt to override the authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).It’s an attempt to undergird the changes made earlier this year to CDC vaccination recommendations, which were halted by a federal judge. The CDC is the federal agency...

The Guardian World 21m ago

Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots

Order recommends all measles, mumps and rubella shots be given at separate visits though cost of doing them together is lowerDonald Trump has signed an executive order with plans for sweeping changes to the childhood vaccination schedule that attempts to override the authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).It’s an attempt to undergird the changes made earlier this year to CDC vaccination recommendations, which were halted by a federal judge. The CDC is the...

The Guardian Health 21m ago

Trump set to upend childhood vaccines recommendations with new order

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