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Sep 18, 2026

Trump demands drug companies split combined vaccines following Kennedy remarks

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.'

Sep 18, 20262 sources

Sep 13, 2026

Survey finds most men unaware of dairy link to prostate cancer risk

A new survey reveals that only 20% of men know about research linking dairy consumption to increased prostate cancer risk, though 66% said they would consider avoiding dairy after learning of the connection.

Sep 13, 20261 source

Aug 10, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Separation of MMR Vaccine and Spacing Out Childhood Immunizations

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.

Aug 10, 20269 sources

Top claims

▪The routine childhood vaccination schedule should be reduced
▪President Donald Trump suggested on September 18, 2026, that drug companies should limit shots to "20%" of their doses, requiring children to receive up to five injections of a single vaccine over time.
▪The US government should require drug companies to split combined vaccines

People involved

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Donald Trump

Subtopics

Vaccine policy2 Cancer prevention1 Drug Approval and Clinical Trials1 Executive Orders1 Government and Regulatory Policy1 Lifestyle, Wellness and Nutrition1 Mental health awareness1 Pharmaceutical Industry1 U.S. healthcare policy1 Vaccine safety and skepticism1

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