# Trump orders MMR vaccine split, sparks doctor and Republican ire

2026-08-11T00:26:12+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for sweeping changes to US childhood vaccination policy, including splitting the combined MMR vaccine into three individual shots and giving all childhood immunisations at separate medical visits 'to the maximum extent feasible.' The order reduces the number of diseases covered by federal recommendations from 18 to 11. Trump again linked vaccines to autism, a claim contradicted by decades of research. Doctors and senior Republican Senator Bill Cassidy have denounced the move. The American Academy of Pediatrics warned that spacing shots leaves children vulnerable to preventable diseases between visits. The CDC states there is no scientific benefit to separating the MMR vaccine.

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/were-reducing-them-trump-targets-childhood-vaccine-schedule-pushes-separate-mmr-jabs/articleshow/133139638.cms>
- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/trump-childhood-vaccine-order-separate-mmr-shots-spaced-appointments-ptag-2968235-2026-08-11?utm_source=rss>
- deccanchronicle.com <https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/americas/trump-signs-order-calling-for-spacing-out-childhood-vaccines-1978240>

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