Trump calls for spacing out MMR vaccine into three shots, suggests it causes autism

President Donald Trump with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Oval Office on Aug. 10, 2026 (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Images)

August 10, 2026 04:32 PM EDT

President Donald Trump further asserted control over the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule, calling for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to split into three …

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Trump calls for spacing out MMR vaccine into three shots, suggests it causes autism

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