Trump’s vaccine order is counterproductive and ‘wrong on so many levels,’ GOP lawmaker says
Cassidy said the change would turn two MMR shots into six visits and raise insurance premiums, while offering no scientific benefit.
- Republican Sen Bill Cassidy criticized President Trump's executive order requiring the MMR vaccine be administered as three separate shots, calling the policy "wrong on so many levels" during a CNN interview on Sunday.
- Cassidy, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, warned the mandate forces parents to attend six medical visits instead of two, increasing costs and reducing convenience for American families.
- The conflict follows a breakdown between Cassidy and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, who pushed to overhaul vaccine policies despite securing a commitment to an "unprecedentedly close collaborative working relationship."
- President Trump defended the change in the Oval Office, stating "Nothing bad can happen," while Cassidy countered the policy creates medical risks by decreasing protection against deadly diseases.
- Kennedy's allies previously backed a primary challenge that denied Cassidy renomination earlier this spring, underscoring the deep intra-party divide fueling the current clash over the president's vaccine executive order.
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'It's well tested, it keeps our kids safe' — Pediatrician weighs in on MMR vaccine after executive order
In early August, President Donald Trump recommended in an executive order that the MMR vaccine be split into three separate shots. While the order has prompted debate, a local pediatrician clarified that vaccine guidelines have not changed.
Trump vaccine order sparks confusion among TN Valley families
The order recommends universal vaccination against 11 diseases, down from 18 under previous recommendations. It also calls for vaccines to be administered at separate medical visits and recommends separating the combined measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine.
GOP Senator Calls Trump's Vaccine Moves 'Stupid'
Outgoing GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy laid into changes for childhood vaccines ordered by President Trump as "stupid" and dangerous over the weekend, reports the Guardian . Cassidy, a medical doctor, appeared on Sunday talk shows and pushed back in particular against the idea of separating the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine...
Republican Bill Cassidy attacks Trump's new vaccination plan for children.
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Times of India'Crazy': Trump’s plan to split MMR vaccine sparks fiery GOP Sen Cassidy's pushback, 'risky for kids'
Sen. Bill Cassidy is taking aim at US President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the childhood vaccine schedule, calling claims behind the policy 'crazy' and 'stupid.' The Louisiana Republican and physician says splitting the MMR vaccine could mean more shots, more doctor visits, higher costs for families and potentially higher insurance premiums.
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