Trump upends childhood vaccine schedule including splitting up the MMR shot

The executive order would call for states to reconsider guidance for vaccine requirements for school

The Trump administration, which had recently avoided public discussions of vaccine policy because of concern around the political repercussions, is changing course.

Trump order makes recommendations about the childhood vaccine schedule and recommens that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine be split into three separate shots.

The order builds on the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the childhood shot schedule under HHS Secretary RFK Jr., a longtime a vaccine skeptic.

President Trump said Monday that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine can be "quite lethal" as he urged the three inoculations to be administered separately to reduce what he suggested could be an elevated risk of autism.

Order recommends all measles, mumps and rubella shots be given at separate visits though cost of doing them together is lower 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

The president called for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) combined vaccine to be split into separate shots, despite decades of research showing the MMR is safe and effective

Trump to sign executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots among other changes to vaccine recommendations