# Trump orders fewer childhood vaccinations, including separating MMR shots

https://mins.news/en/item/18658

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-11 02:08 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/11/aje-onl-nf_trump-orders-fewer-child-vaccines-and-splitting-mmr-100826?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for a reduction in childhood vaccinations. The order also seeks to separate the combined measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine. It sets out a change to the approach to routine immunisation for children. The move places childhood vaccine policy under new direction from the president.

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