— Order calls for MMR vaccine to be split up, given at separate medical appointments
August 10, 2026
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President Trump signed an executive order that shrinks the number of universally recommended vaccines for children, calls for splitting up the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shot, and says each vaccination should occur at a separate medical visit.
Speaking about the order at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump repeatedly suggested the number or timing of vaccines could play a role in rising rates of autism spectrum disorder, even as scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link.
