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Sep 18, 2026

Trump says he will demand childhood vaccines be split into five separate shots

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.

Sep 18, 20263 sources

Aug 10, 2026

Trump signs executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines, splitting MMR shots

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.

Aug 10, 20269 sources

Top claims

▪President Donald Trump announced on September 18, 2026, that his administration plans to recommend and demand that vaccine manufacturers split certain childhood immunizations into five separate "20% doses" given six months apart
▪Courts blocked previous vaccine schedule recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on procedural grounds, prompting President Donald Trump to issue his August 2026 executive order
▪President Donald Trump did not specify which childhood vaccines the Trump administration plans to split into five doses during his September 18, 2026, announcement at an Oval Office event, though he praised the polio vaccine as "amazing."

People involved

Donald Trump

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Vaccine policy2 Autism1 Public health1 Public healthcare1 Trump administration1 U.S. domestic politics1 U.S. policy & law1

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