TRUMP SIGNS ORDER CUTTING VACCINES, PROMOTING NONEXISTENT ONES

The order directs federal agencies to cut funding for existing vaccine initiatives and redirect resources toward unspecified alternatives. Trump's claims about MMR vaccines causing lethal reactions contradict decades of medical research. The MMR vaccine prevents measles, mumps, and rubella. Major health organizations, including the CDC and WHO, have found no link between the vaccine and autism. The original study suggesting such a link was retracted and its author lost his medical license. Scientific consensus holds that vaccines are among the most effective public health interventions ever developed. Reducing vaccination rates historically correlates with increased disease transmission and outbreaks. The order's reference to promoting non-existent vaccines remains unclear. Officials have not specified which vaccines the administration intends to develop or deploy.