President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to align the core childhood vaccine schedule with “scientific evidence and best practices from peer, developed countries.”
The order also preserves “access to vaccines currently available to Americans and that the Federal Government will continue to protect religious freedom and enforce all legal protections for parents.”
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“President Trump’s new Executive Order on childhood vaccines isn’t really about vaccines. It’s about power: shifting authority from an unaccountable public health bureaucracy back to elected officials accountable to voters,” Children’s Health Defense wrote.
“It directs CDC/ACIP to review HHS findings & align recommendations with best practices from other developed nations — reopening debate on timing, safety, & informed consent,” it added.
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President Trump’s new Executive Order on childhood vaccines isn’t really about vaccines.
It’s about power: shifting authority from an unaccountable public health bureaucracy back to elected officials accountable to
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