Doctors push back on Trump executive order to change childhood vaccine schedule

Trump and Kennedy asserted without evidence a link between vaccines and autism. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that makes recommendations about the childhood vaccine schedule and says that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine should be split into three separate shots. For parents across the country, there's unlikely to be an immediate impact on vaccine access, and the executive order is likely to face legal challenges. "Today, we're proud to officially announce the United States of America's gold standard childhood vaccination recommendations. And that has to do with many subjects, but including autism in particular," Trump said before signing the order. The order is already sparking pushback from the medical and public health communities, which have continued to reiterate decades of studies showing the safety and efficacy of the childhood vaccine schedule and vaccines more broadly.

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