Criticism of Trump's Vaccine Order by Health Experts and Politicians

TLDR

• Kennedy Jr. had already sought in January to remove vaccines against six of 17 diseases from the childhood schedule.
• On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking sweeping changes to the US’s childhood vaccine policy, including fewer recommended immunizations and more separate appointments for children to receive.
• The order says the federal government will support 11 core childhood vaccinations and advises states and territories to review vaccine requirements for school enrollment.
• He lost his Republican primary in May to a Trump-backed challenger and is due to leave office in January.
• The order also directs the Health and Human Services Department to improve vaccine research and develop a plan to make separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines available in the US.