# Trump signs order to split MMR vaccine, doctors warn

2026-08-12T15:40:46+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 10 directing federal health agencies to revise childhood vaccine recommendations. The order calls for breaking the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots and spacing out all immunizations into individual appointments whenever possible. The order also instructs health authorities to develop a plan to offer single-disease MMR vaccines and reduces the recommended childhood vaccine list from 18 to 11. Medical groups including the American Academy of Pediatrics and Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor, strongly criticised the move, saying it lacks scientific evidence and may increase the risk of outbreaks. Trump described the order as a victory for parental rights, though decades of studies have found no link between vaccines and autism.

## Coverage

- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trump-signs-order-calling-for-spacing-out-childhood-vaccines-against-medical-groups-guidance/article71331362.ece>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/health/why-donald-trump-wants-to-split-life-saving-mmr-vaccine-in-three-and-why-doctors-are-concerned-explained-article-155592990>

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