Overview
- In an all-caps Truth Social post, President Trump told pregnant women to avoid Tylenol, urged parents to split the MMR into three separate shots, space vaccinations across five visits, and delay hepatitis B to age 12.
- HHS, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced an immediate overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, reducing recommended protections from 18 diseases to 11 and framing the move as alignment with international practice.
- The administration did not consult the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and the change shifts CDC guidance to exclude routine recommendations such as flu and Covid shots, though insurance coverage is unchanged for now.
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says available evidence does not show acetaminophen in pregnancy causes autism, and health guidance notes untreated high fever in pregnancy can carry risks.
- Infectious-disease specialists and lawmakers, including the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Sean O’Leary, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, warned the policy could fuel vaccine hesitancy and increase preventable illness.