Trump’s MMR Split Plan Faces Scientific and Practical Pushback
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order to split the combined MMR vaccine into three separate shots, but doctors and public health experts say there’s no scientific basis, warn of logistical barriers and missed vaccinations, and doubt manufacturers would pursue monovalent vaccines; experts also caution it could undermine vaccine confidence amid a measles resurgence, and any change would likely take many years to implement.
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