Child vaccine schedule reduced as Trump moves to dramatically shift medical power to parents

President Donald Trump signed an executive order recommending childhood vaccines for 11 diseases instead of the CDC's recommended 18, with the MMR vaccine removed from the grouped shot. The order was issued in 2025. The CDC previously recommended vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, rotavirus, influenza, and human papillomavirus. Trump's recommendation reduced the list to 11 diseases, though specific diseases included were not detailed in available statements.

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