# How Trump’s Vaccine Plan Puts More Children at Risk

https://mins.news/en/item/20046

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-12 10:30 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/how-trump-s-childhood-vaccine-plan-could-put-kids-at-risk?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7c4b3bb3146000015af24d

> President Donald Trump has introduced an executive order intended to overhaul how children are vaccinated in the United States. In doing so, he revived the discredited notion that immunizations may be responsible for a rise in autism diagnoses. The claim traces back to a fraudulent study and has helped fuel an anti-vaccine movement. That movement has undermined progress against preventable diseases worldwide.

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