President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for changes to the timing and number of recommended childhood vaccinations. The order is aimed at spacing out shots and reviewing the nation’s current childhood vaccine schedule, according to reports.
The action has been described by other outlets as seeking fewer recommended childhood vaccines and potentially separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into individual shots. Details about how the changes would be carried out, and whether they would alter existing medical guidance, were not immediately specified in the available reports.
The order has prompted concern because it challenges the established vaccination schedule and could affect how childhood immunizations are recommended and administered. Public health authorities and medical organizations have long relied on combined vaccines and schedules designed to protect children from preventable diseases at appropriate ages.
Reports also say the order falsely links childhood vaccines to autism, a claim that has been repeatedly discredited by scientific research. Any changes resulting from the order would likely require further review and action by federal health agencies before they could significantly alter vaccination recommendations nationwide.
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