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Trump signs order to split MMR vaccine, doctors warn
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)…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
Trump's order plays on parental anxiety about vaccine safety while ignoring decades of robust data. Splitting the MMR shot does not improve protection; it multiplies visits and raises the chance of missed doses, leaving children exposed. Every major medical body has condemned the move. The president calls it 'gold standard science', but the science has not changed. The real test will be whether the courts block this order again, and whether the CDC director holds the line against political pressure.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
