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Donald Trump Urges RFK Jr. To Accelerate Childhood Vaccine Rollback

US President is reportedly asking Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. <span>Kennedy</span> Jr to make more efforts to cut childhood vaccines in America, according to a media report. 

The 80-year-old US president hopes to make “alleviating autism” a component of his legacy, and told Kennedy that he wasn’t making enough cuts to the US vaccination schedule, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report, citing sources, said that <span>Trump</span> believes cutting down the number of recommended childhood vaccines may lead to a drop in autism rates in the country.

He, thus, expressed frustration with the slow pace of progress on the issue at a mid-June Oval Office meeting with Kennedy. 

“Donald Trump has been anti-vaccine at least since 2015,” said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. At the Republican primary debate that year, Trump said that autism had gotten “totally out of control” and vaccines should be in “smaller doses over a longer period of time”. 

Further, Trump reportedly also wants to break the combination vaccine for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination (MMR) into different shots, to reduce the risk of autism. 

However, there has been no scientific evidence to prove that paring down the <span>childhood vaccine</span> schedule can reduce autism rates. Similarly, studies over the years have shown no connection between the MMR and autism.

Kennedy, last year, cancelled roughly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research grants and removed every single member of an immunization advisory panel. 

But after <span>White House</span> aides told Kennedy that vaccine skepticism was less popular with voters, and they asked him to focus on more palatable topics, such as food reform, the Health Secretary has largely been mum on vaccines publicly. Trump’s recent urgency on the issue ignores his political advisers’ warnings. 

<h2><span rel="noindex">CDC</span> Makes Changes To Its Autism And <span rel="noindex">Vaccine Webpage</span> </h2>

Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) revised webpage on autism and vaccines is reigniting the debate over how health agencies should communicate scientific evidence.

The controversy was sparked by changes made to the CDC's autism webpage, which now states that the claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is "not an evidence-based claim" as studies have not ruled out every possible link between infant vaccines and autism. 

The page also says the HHS is continuing to investigate the causes of autism. 

The revised language represents a shift from the CDC's longstanding public messaging, which for years stated that extensive scientific research had found no causal relationship between vaccines and autism.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy slammed the agency's messaging while continuing to defend the overwhelming scientific evidence that vaccines do not cause autism. 

The changes have also drawn criticism from scientists, physicians, and lawmakers who fear they could weaken public confidence in routine childhood immunization. 

<h2>Scientific Consensus Remains Intact </h2>

Despite the debate surrounding the CDC webpage, the broader scientific consensus has not changed. Large studies conducted over several decades in multiple countries have consistently found no evidence that routine childhood vaccines cause autism.

Major medical organizations continue to support vaccination as one of the safest and most effective public health interventions. 

Health experts have also warned that ambiguous or conflicting public health messaging could further affect vaccine confidence at a time when the United States is experiencing its highest number of measles cases in more than three decades, largely driven by declining childhood vaccination rates. 

The controversy highlights the growing tension between political oversight and scientific communication within U.S. public health agencies. 

For public health experts, the concern extends beyond a single webpage. They argue that how government agencies present scientific evidence can directly influence vaccine confidence, healthcare decisions, and efforts to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

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US President is reportedly asking Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr to make more efforts to cut childhood vaccines in America, according to a media report.  The 80-year-old US president hopes to make “alleviating autism” a component of his legacy, and told Kennedy that he wasn’t making enough cuts to the US vaccination schedule, the Wall Street Journal reported. The report, citing sources, said that Trump believes cutting down the number of recommended childhood vaccines may lead to a drop in autism rates in the country. He, thus, expressed frustration with the slow pace of progress on the issue at a mid-June Oval Office meeting with Kennedy. “Donald Trump has been anti-vaccine at least since 2015,” said Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an infectious diseases physician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. At the Republican primary debate that year, Trump said that autism had gotten “totally out of control” and vaccines should be in “smaller doses over a longer period of time”. Further, Trump reportedly also wants to break the combination vaccine for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination (MMR) into different shots, to reduce the risk of autism. However, there has been no scientific evidence to prove that paring down the childhood vaccine schedule can reduce autism rates. Similarly, studies over the years have shown no connection between the MMR and autism. Kennedy, last year, cancelled roughly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research grants and removed every single member of an immunization advisory panel. But after White House aides told Kennedy that vaccine skepticism was less popular with voters, and they asked him to focus on more palatable topics, such as food reform, the Health Secretary has largely been mum on vaccines publicly. Trump’s recent urgency on the issue ignores his political advisers’ warnings.  CDC Makes Changes To Its Autism And Vaccine Webpage  Meanwhile, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) revised webpage on autism and vaccines is reigniting the debate over how health agencies should communicate scientific evidence. The controversy was sparked by changes made to the CDC's autism webpage, which now states that the claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is "not an evidence-based claim" as studies have not ruled out every possible link between infant vaccines and autism.  The page also says the HHS is continuing to investigate the causes of autism.  The revised language represents a shift from the CDC's longstanding public messaging, which for years stated that extensive scientific research had found no causal relationship between vaccines and autism. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy slammed the agency's messaging while continuing to defend the overwhelming scientific evidence that vaccines do not cause autism.  The changes have also drawn criticism from scientists, physicians, and lawmakers who fear they could weaken public confidence in routine childhood immunization. Scientific Consensus Remains Intact  Despite the debate surrounding the CDC webpage, the broader scientific consensus has not changed. Large studies conducted over several decades in multiple countries have consistently found no evidence that routine childhood vaccines cause autism. Major medical organizations continue to support vaccination as one of the safest and most effective public health interventions. Health experts have also warned that ambiguous or conflicting public health messaging could further affect vaccine confidence at a time when the United States is experiencing its highest number of measles cases in more than three decades, largely driven by declining childhood vaccination rates. The controversy highlights the growing tension between political oversight and scientific communication within U.S. public health agencies. For public health experts, the concern extends beyond a single webpage. They argue that how government agencies present scientific evidence can directly influence vaccine confidence, healthcare decisions, and efforts to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

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