Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant hep B guidance: ‘Fast track’
In a significant shift in U.S. public health policy, President Donald Trump has ordered a comprehensive review of childhood vaccine recommendations following a vote by the CDC’s advisory committee to discontinue the long-standing guideline for administering the hepatitis B vaccine to infants at birth. This decision comes amid growing skepticism from some parents and healthcare professionals regarding the necessity and safety of the current vaccine schedule, which Trump criticized as excessive and out of alignment with practices in other countries. He emphasized that the hepatitis B virus is primarily transmitted through sexual contact or contaminated needles, asserting that the majority of healthy newborns are at minimal risk.
In his announcement, Trump highlighted the existing American Childhood Vaccine Schedule, which he claims mandates a staggering 72 vaccinations for healthy infants—substantially more than the requirements in other nations. He described this schedule as “ridiculous,” echoing concerns voiced by parents and scientists questioning its efficacy. To address these issues, Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expedite a review of vaccine schedules from around the world, with the aim of aligning the U.S. schedule with what he termed the “Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE.” He expressed confidence in HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead this initiative effectively.
The announcement has sparked a mixed response from the political and medical communities. While some, including Trump, view the CDC’s decision on the hepatitis B vaccine as a positive step toward reducing unnecessary medical interventions for infants, others, including GOP Senator comments, have labeled the change a “mistake” that could potentially compromise public health. As the debate continues, the implications of Trump’s directive and the forthcoming evaluation of vaccine schedules will be closely watched, as they could reshape the landscape of childhood immunization practices in the United States. This developing story raises critical questions about vaccine safety, public health policy, and the balance between parental choice and community health.
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President
Donald Trump
ordered a sweeping federal review of every childhood vaccine recommendation in the United States Friday, just hours after a CDC advisory committee voted to end its long-standing guidance for infants to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, calling the rule unnecessary for healthy newborns.
“Today, the CDC
Vaccine Committee
made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a disease that is mostly transmitted sexually, or through dirty needles,” Trump wrote.
The president also critiqued what he sees as a vaccine schedule that requires “far more than is necessary.”
“The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 “jabs,” for perfectly healthy babies, far more than any other Country in
the World
, and far more than is necessary,” the president added. “In fact, it is ridiculous! Many parents and scientists have been questioning the efficacy of this “schedule,” as have I!”
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Trump announced he signed a memo directing HHS to ‘fast track’ the current American vaccine schedule.
“I have just signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services to “FAST TRACK” a comprehensive evaluation of Vaccine Schedules from other Countries around the World, and better align the U.S. Vaccine Schedule, so it is finally rooted in the Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE!” Trump wrote.
Trump closed his message by reiterating his support for his HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writing, “I am fully confident Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the CDC, will get this done, quickly and correctly, for our Nation’s Children.”
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