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Trump Cuts Child Vaccine Schedule, Splits MMR Shot

Is this a long-overdue fix to an overstuffed schedule or a dangerous and unlawful threat to children's lives?

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Trump Cuts Child Vaccine Schedule, Splits MMR Shot

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Above: Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 10. Image credit: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

Trump has finally fixed the bloated U.S. vaccine schedule by focusing on 11 core vaccines against the most serious diseases. Splitting the MMR and giving parents flexibility isn't anti-science — it's aligning with how other developed countries already operate. Hepatitis B and COVID shots no longer being pushed on all kids is long-overdue common sense.

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Narrative B

Rewriting the childhood vaccine schedule without a functioning scientific advisory process is dangerous and unlawful, and kids on separate shot schedules complete their series at far lower rates. This executive order puts children at real risk of hospitalization and death from preventable diseases. Trump and Kennedy shouldn't be trusted on this matter.