Trump vaccine order could reshape childhood immunization policy: Gabrielle Etzel

Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said President Donald Trump’s executive order changing the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule represents a sweeping shift in federal vaccine policy, though the changes are unlikely to immediately affect school vaccine requirements. “I will say for one, we heard r

In an executive order, President Trump calls for fewer recommended childhood vaccinations and more spacing between shots. Medical experts say the changes lack scientific backing and could leave children less protected.

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

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.