President Trump signed an executive order that aims to reduce the number of universally recommend vaccines for children and separate the MMR vaccine into individual shots. NBC News’ Monica Alba and Dr. Akshay Syal have details on the order and the changes it could bring to a child’s vaccine schedule.
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Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots
President and RFK Jr, the health secretary, repeatedly referred to autism during signing, though studies show no link between it and vaccines
Donald Trump has signed an executive order with plans for sweeping changes to the childhood vaccination schedule that attempts to override the authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
It is an attempt to undergird the changes made earlier this year to CDC vaccination recommendations, which were halted by a federal judge. The CDC is the federal agency tasked with recommending vaccines, not the White House.