Trump signs executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines, falsely linking shots to autism
Public Health,Healthcare,Vaccine,Anti-Vaccination,Vaccines,Herd Immunity,Donald Trump
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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order backing fewer routine vaccines for kids, calling to whittle down the number of recommended childhood shots to 11 while falsely tying immunizations to autism.
The order builds on the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the childhood shot schedule under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic.
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