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Trump signs order to split childhood vaccines, including breaking MMR into separate shots
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US pediatric groups will publicly challenge Trump’s MMR-splitting order as implementation collides with unavailable separate shots.

Changing vaccine guidance at the federal level can reshape pediatric care, affect uptake, and intensify political and legal battles over public health standards.

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Changing vaccine guidance at the federal level can reshape pediatric care, affect uptake, and intensify political and legal battles over public health standards.

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US President Donald Trump signed an order calling for fewer childhood vaccines and recommending that the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine be split into three separate shots. Mint reported the plan would push federal health agencies to split some shots into separate visits, expand vaccine research, and could break the MMR vaccine into three individual doses; health experts warned it could delay protection and leave children exposed to preventable diseases. Mint also reported the White House said separate MMR shots are not currently available for children in the US.

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Trump signs order to split childhood vaccines, including breaking MMR into separate shots

The executive order calls for fewer childhood vaccines and a reworked schedule that health experts warn could delay protection.

BBC News·1h ago
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