childhood immunizations
Coverage of childhood immunizations in the Nexus archive.
- California defends childhood vaccination schedule against Trump efforts to weaken it
California is defending its childhood vaccination schedule against efforts by President Trump to weaken it. The defense follows an executive order issued by President Trump recommending that the singular measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine be separated into three parts. The order also suggested that all childhood immunizations should be given at separate visits.
- American Medical Association criticizes Trump executive order on childhood vaccine schedule
The American Medical Association's president criticized President Trump’s new recommendations on childhood immunizations. The criticism stated that these recommendations put children’s health at risk, with medical experts emphasizing that vaccines are effective tools to protect children from serious vaccine-preventable diseases.