President Trump Signs Executive Order Lowering Recommended Childhood Vaccines, Drawing Concerns from Health Officials

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reducing the number of federally recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11 and calling for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to be administered as three separate shots over more doctor visits. Public health officials and pediatricians, including Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen, have expressed concerns, emphasizing that public health decisions should be guided by rigorous medical science. They warn that delaying vaccines could leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases, especially amid a 35-year high in measles cases in the United States.