Vaccines

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. ...

Trump signs executive order endorsing a plan to halve the number of recommended childhood vaccines.

FDA Vaccine Studies Censored by Trump Administration After Finding Benefits of Shots According to a report by Ars Technica, the Trump administration reportedly blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from publishing research findings that demonstrated the benefits of vaccines – a move that has sparked strong concerns in the public health community. What Happened The report alleges that FDA researchers completed multiple studies showing positive vaccine outcomes, but these findings were subject to government-level intervention and censorship before publication. ...

The FDA has withdrawn multiple studies that had found Covid and shingles vaccines to be safe, raising concerns in the public health community.