Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Reducing Childhood Vaccines

NPR · first seen 11.08.2026

President Trump signed an executive order advocating for fewer vaccines for children, though the administration faces immediate legal hurdles in changing the official vaccine schedule.

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