WHO defends immunisation schedules after Trump orders fewer childhood shots
XLV•WHO says vaccine timing is science-based
GENEVA, Aug. 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday defended the science-based process used to determine childhood immunisation schedules after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccinations in the United States.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order calling for a reduced childhood vaccination schedule of 11 immunisations. Trump said the move would provide U.S. children with "gold-standard" protection and align the United States more closely with other developed countries that recommend fewer shots.
Vaccine experts say that other developed countries that may recommend fewer shots face different disease risks and have different healthcare systems.
The order advances a long-standing objective of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has questioned vaccine safety and promoted claims linking vaccines to autism even though scientific studies and public health authorities have found no evidence of a link.
