Trump pushes overhaul of US childhood vaccine policy
In an executive order, President Trump calls for fewer recommended childhood vaccinations and more spacing between shots. Medical experts warn the changes lack scientific backing and could leave children less protected. 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.
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