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Trump orders fewer childhood vaccines, separate MMR shots
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and separating combination shots like MMR into three individual doses given at separate appointments. The order asks the…
The Story in Brief
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and separating combination shots like MMR into three individual doses given at separate appointments. The order asks the health department to develop single-disease vaccines not currently available in America and advises states to align school mandates with the new guidance. Trump repeated unproven claims linking vaccines to autism.
Doctors and public health experts strongly oppose the move. Dr Andrew Racine of the American Academy of Pediatrics said the order creates 'uncertainty, fear and confusion' based on no new science. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, himself a doctor, wrote: 'The President does not have the expertise to make these changes.' The CDC says splitting MMR offers no benefit and is less safe than the combined shot.
The Indian Opinion
Two narratives are competing here: Trump's claim that fewer jabs are 'gold standard science' versus a near-universal medical consensus that his order is reckless. Neither side is entirely straight with readers. Trump ignores decades of debunked autism claims, yet some critics frame this as pure anti-science rather than a political power play over states' school mandates. The real test comes when states decide whether to rewrite their vaccine laws, and whether CDC director Schwartz resists pressure from the White House.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
