The Monday announcement by President Donald Trump was not just limited to the link between Tylenol, a popular pain medicine and autism, but also an attack on vaccines. Health and Me has previously covered how the vaccine policies have changed ever since RFK Jr. has been appointed as the Health Secretary. Trump's announcement further seconded the same. He went as far as saying that children should not get their first hepatitis B vaccines until they are 12 years old.Also Read: How Has RFK Jr Changed The Vaccine Policies In The US?Here Are All The Claims Trump Made About Vaccines, And Why They Don't Hold Scientific Value, According To DoctorsHepatitis BTrump said children should not receive the hepatitis B vaccine until they are 12 years old, contradicting long-standing recommendations to vaccinate newborns. He said, "Hepatitis B is sexually transmitted. There’s no reason to give a baby that’s almost just born hepatitis B. So I would, say, wait till the baby is 12 years-old and formed.”Experts have pointed out that his claim ignores decades of medical evidence. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended hepatitis B vaccination for newborns since 1991, as it prevents chronic liver infections and serious long-term damage.Doctors stress that if a mother has hepatitis B, giving the newborn both the vaccine and immune globulin immediately after birth is crucial to prevent transmission.Read: What Is Leucovorin - The Drug Trump Suggests As A Treatment For Autism?MMR Vaccines And Number Of Vaccines Given To ChildrenHe also declared that MMR vaccines, used against measles, mumps, and rubella must be administered separately "based on what I feel". Trump’s suggestion to split the MMR vaccine “based on what I feel” was dismissed by health experts as lacking scientific basis.His claim that babies are “loaded up” with as many as 80 vaccines. He said, "They pump so much stuff into babies, it is a disgrace". However, the claim is false. Experts criticized this statement as misleading and dangerous, likely to stoke unnecessary fear.Read: Tylenol And Autism: Trump Announces Link Between The Two, Science Does Not Back HimCovid-19 VaccinationsTrump, during his first administration has been highlight critical of the Covid-19 vaccination. He in fact, suggested scientists to study the injection of bleach into the human body as a way to fight COVID. He also floated the idea of using UV light exposure inside the body to treat COVID patients. Not only trump, but the now serving Health and Human Services Secretary, RFK Jr. is also a known conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic. He had been criticized for his radical views and for his contentious overhaul of the CDC. Dan Jernigan, Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease in fact condemned his actions and said, "What he is doing is not scientifically sound."Another health expert Craig Spencer, MD, wrote on X that this was the "worst" health press conference he has ever witnessed. He wrote: "I'm absolutely speechless. Like, wow. This is the worst 'health' press conference I maybe have ever seen, and I watched every one during Covid. How are we doing this again???"
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