President Trump Signs Executive Order to Alter Childhood Vaccine Schedule

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 10, 2026, aimed at revamping the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. The order recommends reducing the number of universally recommended shots, spacing out vaccinations, and splitting the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate doses. The White House stated that these changes align the U.S. with practices in other developed nations and support parental choice. Public health experts have expressed concerns that spacing out shots could increase the risk of children contracting vaccine-preventable diseases.