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Trump signs executive order to loosen school vaccine guidance

8/10/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that changes federal guidance on childhood vaccines and calls for states to reconsider school vaccine requirements.
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to act on the vaccine schedule and explore vaccine-autism links.
Multiple scientific studies have found no evidence that childhood vaccinations cause autism.

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that changes federal guidance on childhood vaccines and calls for states to reconsider school vaccine requirements.
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to act on the vaccine schedule and explore vaccine-autism links.
Multiple scientific studies have found no evidence that childhood vaccinations cause autism.