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Trump Issues Three-Shot MMR Vaccine Order, Critics Rally

8/11/2026

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Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump signed an order on Aug. 10, 2026 to give the MMR vaccine in three shots.
The order limits guidance to 11 vaccines, directs HHS to draft a measles-mumps-rubella plan, and expands research.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his team has two years to finish autism-cause research.
Sen. Bill Cassidy and medical leaders, joined by a federal judge, have criticized the order and blocked attempts to cut vaccine requirements.

History

Historical Context

The 1986 Vaccine Injury Act created the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, funded by a 75-cent excise tax per dose and paying roughly $4.6 billion in awards by 2023. After HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 ACIP members in June 2025 and cut CDC schedule in January 2026, Trump administration issued an August 10 2026 order requiring three MMR doses, challenged by Kennedy and Sen. Bill Cassidy.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump signed an order on Aug. 10, 2026 to give the MMR vaccine in three shots.
The order limits guidance to 11 vaccines, directs HHS to draft a measles-mumps-rubella plan, and expands research.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his team has two years to finish autism-cause research.
Sen. Bill Cassidy and medical leaders, joined by a federal judge, have criticized the order and blocked attempts to cut vaccine requirements.

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