Trump signs order to limit and split childhood vaccines

Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About Childhood Vaccines After Executive Order

Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling to scale back the number of vaccinations American children receive.

Aug 10, 2026

Trump takes aim at childhood vaccines

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump is trying to revise the childhood vaccine schedule. What’s happening? On Monday, Trump signed an executive order recommending fewer childhood vaccines, directing […]

Aug 10, 2026

Trump faces backlash over childhood vaccines order

Click in for The Hill’s midday newsletter with all the latest news. {beacon} It’s Tuesday: And it’s shaping up to be a busy one, even with Congress on recess. In today’s issue: Critics respond to Trump’s vaccine order Trump’s reported Air Force One ruse GOP senators rally for Thune Trump backs FIFA’s Infantino…

Aug 11, 2026

Trump signs order to reduce childhood vaccines and break up MMR shots

The revised vaccination schedule recommends immunising children against 11 diseases, six fewer than currently recommended.

Aug 11, 2026

Trump order calls for fewer childhood vaccines

An executive order signed by President Trump Monday would upend the childhood vaccine schedule by recommending splitting up the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot across three separate visits. The order builds on other efforts by Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reshape and whittle down the number of…

Aug 10, 2026

Trump signs order to limit and split childhood vaccines

The Trump administration has long pushed a discredited link between vaccines and autism.

Aug 10, 2026

Trump executive order would split up MMR vaccine

The Trump administration is working on an executive order that calls for fewer childhood vaccinations, splitting the childhood MMR vaccine into three shots and delivering vaccines at separate medical visits, according to language obtained by Axios. Trump will sign the EO this afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt tweeted. Why it matters: Controversial vaccine policy changes appear to be roaring back ahead of the midterms. The executive order states that "the combined MMR vaccine

Aug 10, 2026

Trump executive order would split up MMR vaccine

The Trump administration is working on an executive order that calls for fewer childhood vaccinations, splitting the childhood MMR vaccine into three shots and delivering vaccines at separate medical visits, according to language obtained by Axios. Trump will sign the EO this afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt tweeted. Why it matters: Controversial vaccine policy changes appear to be roaring back ahead of the midterms. The executive order states that "the combined MMR vaccine

Aug 10, 2026

Trump signs childhood immunization executive order to limit shots — claims MMR vaccine can be ‘quite lethal’

President Trump said Monday that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine can be "quite lethal" as he urged the three inoculations to be administered separately to reduce what he suggested could be an elevated risk of autism.

Aug 10, 2026