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The WHO yesterday defended the science-based process used to determine childhood immunisation schedules after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccinations in the US.Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for a reduced childhood vaccination schedule of 11 immunizations. ‘GOLD-STANDARD’
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr, right, looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
He said the move would provide US children with “gold-standard” protection and align the US more closely with other developed countries that recommend fewer shots. Vaccine experts say that other developed countries that may recommend fewer shots face different disease risks and have different healthcare systems.
