India, Aug. 11 -- President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to limit the number of childhood vaccines.
The Order recommends all children get immunizations to provide protection for 11 diseases - a decrease from the 18 diseases recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2024.
The immunizations recommended for all children are for measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and varicella or chicken pox.
Speaking at the Oval Office after signing the order on Monday, Trump said his administration "is recognizing gold standard childhood vaccine recommendations for only 11 core vaccinations against the most serious an...