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Trump Orders Fewer Childhood Vaccines, Splits MMR

President Donald Trump has signed an order that calls for fewer childhood vaccines and recommends changing how the mumps, measles and rubella vaccine is delivered, including splitting MMR doses.

Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said that children received only a “small fraction” of the vaccines required today and argued that earlier generations were “much healthier”. He also claimed that autism rates now seen were not present in past decades, repeating a line his administration has promoted for years.

The Trump administration has long backed a link between MMR vaccines and autism that has been widely discredited. However, multiple studies have found no association between the two.

Federal authority limited to state requirements

The federal government does not have the power to put the new recommendations into effect. Requirements for vaccinations needed for school attendance are set by individual states.

Even so, Trump said the administration is “recognising gold standard childhood vaccine recommendations” covering only 11 core vaccinations aimed at protecting against the most serious and dangerous diseases.

What the order recommends

Under the order, the immunisations recommended for all children include vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella, as well as diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. It also covers polio and Haemophilus influenzae type B, alongside pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus and varicella, or chickenpox.

The order also includes a recommendation to split the MMR shots, rather than giving them as a combined dose, according to the description of the order.

Trump says children would receive fewer jabs

Trump said the approach would reduce the number of vaccinations. He added that the change would involve receiving vaccines across a series of doctor visits.

“We’re reducing them,” he said, describing the plan as not only involving fewer vaccines, but also spreading them out into multiple appointments.

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11 August 2026

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impulse Star Member

impulse

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21 hours ago, Schoggibueb said:

Two unvaccinated people in Pennsylvania are first measles-related deaths in US this year

Pennsylvania reported two deaths related to measles as an outbreak there approaches 400 cases, the state Department of Health said Tuesday. Both were unvaccinated.

These are the first US deaths related to measles reported in 2026 and the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years.

Tragic that there are people who really believe it's better to be unvaccinated.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/25/health/measles-deaths-pennsylvania

Strangely, there have apparently been no deaths reported to the authorities in Lancaster County.

Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons, a former prosecutor, went to the people who actually handle death investigations.

Any death from a communicable disease is required by law to be reported to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Parsons spoke at length with senior staff and with Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni. Their answer: zero measles deaths in Lancaster County. They have one death of a person who died WITH measles, but not FROM measles. They know nothing about a second death.

Diamantoni said “no measles deaths were handled by our office,” while the office was investigating an infant who tested positive for measles and died of a ruptured spleen.

PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Health Officials Caught Pushing Fake Measles Death Narrative in Lancaster County — Officials Refuse to Cooperate as County Coroner Confirms ZERO Deaths FROM Measles The Gateway Pundit by Jim Hᴏft

But they wouldn't lie in an election year, would they?

Schoggibueb Gold Member

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1 hour ago, impulse said:

Strangely, there have apparently been no deaths reported to the authorities in Lancaster County.

Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons, a former prosecutor, went to the people who actually handle death investigations.

Any death from a communicable disease is required by law to be reported to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Parsons spoke at length with senior staff and with Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni. Their answer: zero measles deaths in Lancaster County. They have one death of a person who died WITH measles, but not FROM measles. They know nothing about a second death.

Diamantoni said “no measles deaths were handled by our office,” while the office was investigating an infant who tested positive for measles and died of a ruptured spleen.

PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Health Officials Caught Pushing Fake Measles Death Narrative in Lancaster County — Officials Refuse to Cooperate as County Coroner Confirms ZERO Deaths FROM Measles The Gateway Pundit by Jim Hᴏft

But they wouldn't lie in an election year, would they?

You didn't add a link... And here is your fake news source:

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This is the Department of Health, with link.

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https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/newsroom/pennsylvania-department-of-health-confirms-two-measles-associate

@impulse You gotta try harder if you want to spread fake news.
impulse Star Member

impulse

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3 minutes ago, Schoggibueb said:

You didn't add a link... And here is your fake news source:

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This is the Department of Health, with link.

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https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/newsroom/pennsylvania-department-of-health-confirms-two-measles-associate

@impulse You gotta try harder if you want to spread fake news.

Lancaster county's coroner claims they have no record of them.

You probably also missed this in the link, coming from RFK, Jr:

So, Mexico has 11 times the amount of measles cases as we do. Canada has four times the amount of measles cases. Britain has two times.

My guess is that the pa.gov is deliberately conflating FROM Measles and WITH measles.

Happened a lot during Covid, too.

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Schoggibueb Gold Member

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1 minute ago, impulse said:

Lancaster county's coroner claims they have no record of them.

You probably also missed this in the link, coming from RFK, Jr:

So, Mexico has 11 times the amount of measles cases as we do. Canada has four times the amount of measles cases. Britain has two times.

Again, NO links from you.

And RFK Jr. is not a credible source anyway.

impulse Star Member

impulse

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1 minute ago, Schoggibueb said:

Again, NO links from you.

And RFK Jr. is not a credible source anyway.

Call me cynical, but I don't believe them when they claim (from your link): DOH will not release any additional details that could personally identify these individuals and their families.

Age, location, comorbidities and other details would be handy, and not even come close to personally identifying the victims or their families They're hiding something.

Are you claiming that Europe, Canada, and Mexico aren't also having measles outbreaks? Because that's easily verifiable. You know what they all share in common? Not Trump, not RFK, Jr and not vaccine hesitance. Lots of unvetted migrants.

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Schoggibueb Gold Member

Schoggibueb

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1 minute ago, impulse said:

Call me cynical, but I don't believe them when they claim (from your link): DOH will not release any additional details that could personally identify these individuals and their families.

Age, location, comorbidities and other details would be handy, and not even come close to personally identifying the victims or their families They're hiding something.

Are you claiming that Europe, Canada, and Mexico are also having measles outbreaks? Because that's easily verifiable. You know what they all share in common? Not Trump, not RFK, Jr and not vaccine hesitance. Lots of unvetted migrants.

No links again, Zero evidence,

you're just a FAKE NEWS spreader.

Same category as Stiddle Mump.

impulse Star Member

impulse

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4 minutes ago, Schoggibueb said:

No links again, Zero evidence,

you're just a FAKE NEWS spreader.

Same category as Stiddle Mump.

Do you believe the WHO?

European Region reports highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years – UNICEF, WHO/Europe

127 350 measles cases reported in the European Region for 2024 – double the number reported for 2023 and the highest number seen in the Region since 1997

Geneva/Copenhagen, 13 March 2025

According to an analysis by WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 127 350 measles cases were reported in the European Region for 2024, double the number of cases reported for 2023 and the highest number since 1997.

European Region reports highest number of measles cases in more than 25 years – UNICEF, WHO/Europe

That's a rate far higher than America. If you're expecting me to provide links for Canada and Mexico, you're just being lazy and disingenuous. In other words, a lefty.

xylophone Diamond Member

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On 8/12/2026 at 10:19 AM, xylophone said:

Well I have had the MMR, TB, Polio, Diptheria and Smallpox vaccines as a kid, as did many others, and on top of those, in my time, I've had a yellow fever vaccination, many tetanus shots, a gamma globulin booster, shingles vaccination and probably some I have forgotten about.......my son also had the MMR, TB, Polio, Diptheria and Smallpox vaccines as a kid. So I believe in them and the science wholeheartedly, much more than I would put my trust in two White House bozos without an ounce of common sense or medical quailications between them.

Also remember the Kennedy is an "anti-vax" nut-job. Read and weep.

Also I have just remembered that I've had the shingles and dengue vaccines here, along with a cholera one when working in Nigeria, so a full house, so to speak!! And still ok!

gamb00ler Ruby Member

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On 8/24/2026 at 1:05 PM, Stiddle Mump said:

Enders used a different approach. He took gloop/puss from a 'measles infected' person and after adding various chemicals to his concoction, grew the mix in a petri dish. The stuff that was being grown, after being starved of nutrients; died. That was enough evidence, he said, to announce that he had found a virus.

Just like your idol, Koch, Enders was limited by the technology of the early 50's. It's too bad that you obsess over old lab work.... consequently you've missed a lot of new results.

Here is how modern science has been used to flesh out the knowledge of viruses.

  • Electron Microscopy: Scientists have directly photographed the measles virus particles using powerful microscopes.

  • Genetic Sequencing: Modern laboratories have fully mapped the RNA genome of the measles virus thousands of times from patients worldwide.

  • Molecular Proof: Virologists isolate the specific genetic code and proteins of the virus, proving it is a distinct, replicating infectious agent.

Do you miss kindergarten so much that you've gone back?

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