The Trump administration is working on an executive order that calls for fewer childhood vaccinations, splitting the childhood MMR vaccine into three shots and delivering vaccines at separate medical visits, according to language obtained by Axios. - Trump will sign the EO this afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Levitt tweeted. Why it matters: Controversial vaccine policy changes appear to be roaring back ahead of the midterms. - The executive order states that "the combined MMR vaccine should be administered in three separate single-disease shots once such products are domestically available and that, to the maximum extent feasible, all childhood immunizations should be administered at separate medical visits." The big…
The defense secretary broke with public health directives when he made the flu vaccine optional for all U.S. military personnel, both active and reserve, in April.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questions on vaccine policy and deep staff cuts at federal health agencies in a pair of House hearings Thursday that marked his first appearance before Congress in more than six months. The big picture: Kennedy doubled down on some of his most controversial moves, but also gave some ground, acknowledging at one point that the measles vaccine could have saved the life of a child who died in an outbreak in Texas last year. Driving the news: Democrats on the Ways and Means and Appropriations committees repeatedly pressed Kennedy on the surge in measles cases across the country and tried to tie them to his vaccine criticism. - "The anti-vaccine rhetoric you ran on and the anti-vaccine actions…
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, head of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, questioned whether broad recommendations are necessary for polio vaccines and other shots.
AI:Dr. Kirk Milhoan, chair of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, has raised questions regarding the necessity of broad recommendations for polio vaccines and other immunizations.Open
