Trump says he will demand some childhood vaccines be split into five shots
President Trump announced plans to mandate that certain childhood vaccines be split into five separate doses, citing a belief that it will reduce autism. Scientists have repeatedly debunked the link between vaccines and autism, and the administration has not provided evidence for this new policy.
Why it matters
This policy shift represents a significant intervention in public health protocols based on scientifically discredited claims, potentially impacting national immunization schedules.
Sept 18 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration plans to demand vaccine makers split certain childhood shots into five separate doses, which he believes will result in a massive reduction in autism, an idea repeatedly debunked by scientists.
Trump did not provide any scientific evidence linking vaccines and autism. Nor did he say which vaccines the administration plans to split into smaller doses.
“We’re going to recommend that they do five doses … and that they be given in six-month intervals so that a small amount of the vaccine gets pumped into the body,” Trump said, speaking at an event in the Oval Office.
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