Trump Overhauls U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule—Slashing Recommended Doses From 72 to 11

For far too long, responsible parents have been forced to find creative workarounds to keep their children in school without submitting to every required vaccination.

Flanked by RFK Jr., President Trump institutes a new US vaccine schedule that decreases the number of jabs from 72 to 11 — and spreads them out over multiple visits, rather than pumping the child all at once.

.@POTUS: For far too long, America has recommended more childhood vaccines than any peer nation, and even twice as many doses as some European countries. In many cases, we were requiring 72 jabs for our beautiful, healthy, lovely, delicate little children. Effective immediately,… pic.twitter.com/iNWgumLShf

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 10, 2026

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