Pediatricians warn Trump vaccine order could endanger children
American Academy of Pediatrics calls policy dangerous as US measles cases hit their highest level in decades
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — The American Academy of Pediatrics has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s new executive order on childhood vaccines, calling it dangerous and warning it could deepen vaccine hesitancy as U.S. measles cases reach their highest level in decades.
The order, titled “Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations,” directs federal health officials to sort childhood vaccines into three tiers: those recommended for all children, those for children at higher risk, and those to be given only after consulting a physician.
Vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, HPV, chickenpox and several others would stay generally recommended, while those against hepatitis A and B, meningococcal disease, dengue, and RSV would be more narrowly targeted or require added consultation. Trump also endorsed splitting the combined measles-mumps-rubella shot into separate visits.
The academy’s president, Dr. Andrew Racine, said there is no scientifically established link between childhood vaccines and autism — a connection Trump again suggested — and that “there is no new evidence to justify significant changes to childhood immunization guidance.” Decades of research involving millions of people have found no such link.
Criticism also came from within Trump’s party. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican physician from Louisiana, called the order wrong and said Trump lacks the medical expertise to remake vaccine policy.
He also disputed the logic of separating the MMR shot, warning it could mean more injections and more chances for families to delay or miss doses.
With measles spreading and coverage declining, the academy urged parents to consult their pediatricians and warned against turning established public-health guidance into a political fight.
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