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Trump Wants the M.M.R. Vaccine Split Into Three Separate Shots. Doctors Say It’s a Bad Idea.
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump signed an executive order mandating that immunizations for measles, mumps, and rubella be administered as three separate shots rather than a combined MMR vaccine.
- The president claimed without evidence that the combined MMR shot could be "quite lethal" when given together, a statement contradicted by vaccine experts.
- Researchers and health authorities have found no link between the combined MMR vaccine and death, and combination vaccines have been safely used in the U.S. since 1971.
- Separate vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella have not been available in the U.S. for many years, and manufacturers estimate it would take 5 to 10 years to develop and approve individual shots.
