Trump Signs Executive Order to Split MMR Vaccine, Pediatricians Call It 'Dangerous'
Core Summary U.S. President Trump has signed an executive order requiring the measles, mumps, and rubella combination vaccine (MMR) to be split into separate injections, attempting to override the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccination schedule. The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly opposes this move, calling it a “dangerous recommendation” that could leave millions of children unprotected against serious infectious diseases. Event Details According to BBC and The Guardian reporting, the executive order signed by President Trump requires health departments to reassess current childhood vaccination schedules, specifically splitting the long-standing combined MMR vaccine into three separate vaccines. ...