Trump directs CDC to follow new HHS vaccine assessment calling for fewer childhood shots

President Trump signed an executive order directing the CDC and its advisory committee to align U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with a Department of Health and Human Services assessment that America administers more vaccines than peer nations, after the agency had moved to reduce the schedule from 17 to 11 vaccines. The order prompts ACIP to review the latest data and update the immunization schedule amid controversy, including reactions from medical groups and legal challenges tied to Kennedy Jr.’s leadership of the new panel.