President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 29 directing agencies to align with a scientific assessment that recommended fewer childhood vaccines.
Trump’s order references a scientific assessment by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that compared U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with those of other developed nations.
The study, issued in January, found that “the United States currently recommends more childhood vaccines than any peer nation, including more than twice as many vaccine doses as some European nations,” it stated.
Under Trump’s order, all executive departments and agencies must ensure that regulations on child and adolescent immunization “align with the schedule” recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), while also ensuring that Americans retain their current access to vaccines….
Trump Directs Agencies to Align With Study Recommending Fewer Childhood Vaccines
