You Vote: What do you think about President Trump's executive order related to childhood vaccines?

The order recommends administering the separate shots across different visits, and directs the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research. He did not specify how far apart the visits should be.

Published: August 10, 2026 8:34pm

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday regarding childhood vaccines, which separated the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different shots.

The order recommends administering the separate shots across different visits, and directs the nation’s health department to improve vaccine research. He did not specify how far apart the visits should be.

"For far too long, America has recommended more childhood vaccines than any peer nation, and even twice as many doses as some European countries," the president said in a signing ceremony. "In many cases, we were requiring 72 jabs for our beautiful, healthy, lovely, delicate little children. 

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican and medical doctor, blasted Trump on Monday over his recent executive order that separated the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different shots.

Cassidy claimed that the president does not possess the expertise to make the changes outlined in the order, and that vaccines "do not cause autism." 

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