Trump’s order to split MMR shot would harm children, clinicians said
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WASHINGTON — Health industry leaders pushed back on President Trump’s executive order on vaccines this week — including those he may need to rely on for his agenda.
On Monday, Trump signed an order that sought to unilaterally change the federal government’s approach to vaccinating children: recommending fewer shots, spreading them over longer periods, and doing so without evidence to back up the changes.
