US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking sweeping changes to childhood vaccine policy, including fewer recommended immunizations and more separate appointments for children to receive them.
The order calls for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, known as MMR, to be separated into three single-disease shots. It also advocates administering childhood immunizations at separate medical visits whenever possible.
A healthcare worker prepares an MMR vaccination at a health center in Texas [FILE: April 8, 2025]Image: Annie Rice/AP Photo/picture alliance
Trump described the move as a "major victory for parents rights, religious and constitutional rights, and for the gold standard science."
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