President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, August 10, calling for fewer childhood vaccinations. The order limits the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations and scales back overall vaccine recommendations.
The order recommends giving all childhood vaccinations at separate visits whenever feasible, a move that had earlier been blocked by a federal judge. Additionally, the order calls for dividing the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine into three distinct single injections and pressures states to dilute vaccine requirements.
Medical experts warn that these changes lack scientific backing and could leave children less protected.