The executive order, signed by President Trump, has ignited a heated debate in the medical community, with many doctors and medical groups pushing back against the reduced vaccine schedule. The order keeps shots for measles, mumps, rubella, polio, and chickenpox, but recommends others only for high-risk children, a move that critics say is not supported by scientific evidence.
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The executive order reduces the number of routine childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 diseases, keeping shots for measles, mumps, rubella, polio, and chickenpox, but recommending others only for high-risk children. Doctors and medical groups argue that this move could lead to increased costs for families and create barriers to vaccine access, particularly as measles cases have reached a 35-year high.
