Trump signs order narrowing recommended US childhood vaccine schedule
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order limiting the recommended childhood vaccination schedule to 11 immunizations. The move comes as the country grapples with its worst measles outbreak in decades.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for fewer recommended childhood vaccinations, limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations. The order also calls for a rethink of school vaccine mandates and the separation of the combined measles, mumps and rubella shot into three individual vaccines.
The move comes amid the country's worst measles outbreak in decades, a timing that has drawn criticism from public health experts who say the proposed changes run counter to established scientific evidence on vaccine safety and effectiveness. Medical groups have voiced concern that splitting combination vaccines could reduce compliance and leave more children under-immunized.
While the order does not carry the force of federal law over state health policy, it has introduced uncertainty over how states and school districts will approach vaccination requirements going forward. Health officials say they will monitor the order's practical impact on immunization rates closely in the coming months.
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