WHO defends immunisation schedules after Trump orders fewer childhood shots

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) defended on Aug 11 the science-based process used to determine childhood immunisation schedules after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccinations in the United States.On Aug 10, Trump signed an executive order calling for a reduced childhood vaccination schedule of 11 immunisations.He said the move would provide US children with “gold-standard” protection and align the US more closely with other developed countries that recommend fewer shots.Vaccine experts say that other developed countries that may recommend fewer shots face different disease risks and have different healthcare systems.The order advances a longstanding objective of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy