A University of Maryland study predicts that eliminating Florida's measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance could trigger the largest measles epidemic in the state. The warning comes as measles cases nationwide approach 3,700 this year amid declining vaccine coverage.
President Trump announced he will demand pharmaceutical companies separate combined vaccines into individual doses, one day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told an anti-vaccine conference that vaccine skeptics have a 'friend at the White House.'
President Trump announced his administration will pressure pharmaceutical companies to break up certain childhood immunizations into five separate doses, based on the debunked theory that vaccines cause autism. Health experts say the approach won't work.
Pennsylvania's health department requested emergency CDC support as the state grapples with one of the country's largest measles outbreaks, with 117 new cases reported and two deaths. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy blamed the Trump administration's vaccine approach for the deaths.
Professional organizations representing pediatricians, family physicians, and obstetricians jointly released their own vaccination recommendations for respiratory illness season, breaking from the CDC and widening the divide with federal health authorities.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told senators his 2019 Samoa visit had 'nothing to do with vaccines,' but newly released documents reveal he met with anti-vaccine activists before a deadly measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children.
President Trump signed an executive order calling for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine to be split into three separate shots, despite medical experts warning this is unlikely to happen and could harm children. The order has drawn widespread pushback from the healthcare industry and public health officials.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order recommending states reduce the number of childhood vaccines and split the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shot into separate appointments. The move drew sharp criticism from pediatricians and health experts who warn it will increase confusion and endanger children amid a 35-year high in measles cases.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for a major reduction in the number of universally recommended childhood vaccines, from 18 diseases to 11. The order also recommends splitting the combined MMR vaccine into three separate shots for measles, mumps, and rubella.
On August 10, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order establishing "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations," reducing the number of vaccines universally recommended for all children from 17-18 diseases to 11 and directing that shots such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B and RSV be recommended only for high-risk children or via shared clinical decision-making. The order calls for the combined MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to be split into three individual shots given at separate doctor visits, and directs the Department of Justice to investigate and challenge state laws restricting religious or medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates. Trump repeated claims, unsupported by scientific evidence, linking childhood vaccines to autism. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association strongly criticized the order as not science-based, warning it could cause confusion and lower immunization rates at a time when U.S. measles cases are at a 35-year high. The order also revived vaccine policy as a contested issue ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
On August 10, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order establishing "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations," reducing the number of vaccines universally recommended for all children from 17-18 diseases to 11 and directing that shots such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B and RSV be recommended only for high-risk children or via shared clinical decision-making. The order calls for the combined MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to be split into three individual shots given at separate doctor visits, and directs the Department of Justice to investigate and challenge state laws restricting religious or medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates. Trump repeated claims, unsupported by scientific evidence, linking childhood vaccines to autism. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association strongly criticized the order as not science-based, warning it could cause confusion and lower immunization rates at a time when U.S. measles cases are at a 35-year high. The order also revived vaccine policy as a contested issue ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
On August 10, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order establishing "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations," reducing the number of vaccines universally recommended for all children from 17-18 diseases to 11 and directing that shots such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B and RSV be recommended only for high-risk children or via shared clinical decision-making. The order calls for the combined MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to be split into three individual shots given at separate doctor visits, and directs the Department of Justice to investigate and challenge state laws restricting religious or medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates. Trump repeated claims, unsupported by scientific evidence, linking childhood vaccines to autism. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association strongly criticized the order as not science-based, warning it could cause confusion and lower immunization rates at a time when U.S. measles cases are at a 35-year high. The order also revived vaccine policy as a contested issue ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order recommending that the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine be split into three separate shots and that childhood vaccines be spaced out over multiple visits. The order, which goes against medical establishment guidance, also directs states to narrow their childhood vaccine requirements and challenges CDC authority over vaccination schedules.
On August 10, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order establishing "Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations," reducing the number of vaccines universally recommended for all children from 17-18 diseases to 11 and directing that shots such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B and RSV be recommended only for high-risk children or via shared clinical decision-making. The order calls for the combined MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to be split into three individual shots given at separate doctor visits, and directs the Department of Justice to investigate and challenge state laws restricting religious or medical exemptions to school vaccine mandates. Trump repeated claims, unsupported by scientific evidence, linking childhood vaccines to autism. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association strongly criticized the order as not science-based, warning it could cause confusion and lower immunization rates at a time when U.S. measles cases are at a 35-year high. The order also revived vaccine policy as a contested issue ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections.
The Senate Health Committee voted 13-10 to advance Dr. Erica Schwartz's nomination to lead the CDC, despite Democratic concerns about political pressure and vaccine policy under the Trump administration.
The Trump administration announced it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for Gavi, the global vaccine alliance serving the world's poorest countries. The funds had been withheld due to unsubstantiated safety concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) has recommended that the UK government introduce a routine Meningitis B vaccination program for adolescents at around age 15, following recent fatal outbreaks including one in Kent. The vaccine is currently only routinely given to babies.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released its first-ever independent vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, advising COVID-19, flu, RSV, and Tdap vaccines during pregnancy. The guidance diverges from current CDC recommendations, which were modified under the Trump administration.
Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican chair of the Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration's vaccine-skeptical policies for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania during a confirmation hearing for surgeon general nominee Dr. Nicole Saphier. Cassidy pressed Saphier to state that vaccines do not cause autism and to distance herself from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine positions, which she declined to fully do.
Colorado is charting an independent course on vaccine promotion as the federal government reduces its public health role, with public health advocates and residents starting a public conversation about vaccine importance.
The Department of Health and Human Services has filed an appeal against a court ruling that halted many of RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy changes, marking the latest development in the lawsuit filed by the American Association of Pediatrics.
