Trump Orders Childhood Vaccines to Be Spaced Out

The Trump administration issued an executive order stating that childhood vaccines should be spaced out and further studied. The order specifically states that “to the maximum extent feasible, all childhood immunizations should be administered at separate medical visits.” Reasonable, right? Although few vaccine combinations have been studied, not every possible combination on the childhood schedule has undergone comprehensive testing. Put simply: the medical community has no idea which vaccines are safe to administer together and they never have. Yet critics are condemning the change. “Breaking up vaccines will mean children have to get more shots to get the same protection, not fewer shots. It will increase hesitancy and...

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