President Trump Signs Executive Order Backing Major Overhaul Of Childhood Vaccine Schedule

Doug Mainwaring : Jun 3, 2026
LifeSiteNews.com

Trump endorsed an HHS assessment that cuts recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 and ordered the CDC to update the vaccine schedule accordingly.

[LifeSiteNews.com] President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday backing a recent Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decision to reduce the number of required childhood vaccines, bringing the US more in line with scientific evidence. (Image: Pexels)

"By signing today's Executive Order, President Trump is reaffirming his commitment to gold-standard science, ensuring Americans receive the best possible medical advice, and empowering patients and doctors with maximum flexibility," the White House said in a fact sheet issued with the order.

The fact sheet notes that the HHS assessment "compared US childhood immunization recommendations with those of peer nations, analyzed vaccine uptake and public trust, evaluated clinical and epidemiological evidence and knowledge gaps, and examined vaccine mandates."

READ: Trump HHS cuts recommended vaccines for children from 17 to 10

The assessment "found that the United States currently recommends more childhood vaccines than any peer nation, including more than twice as many vaccine doses as some European nations," according to the fact sheet.

Trump's order directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review the assessment "and take any appropriate steps to update the US childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule."

Over the last five decades, the number of mandated childhood vaccines has skyrocketed. The fact sheet explains:

In 1980, American children following the CDC immunization schedule received 23 vaccine doses in 7 shots against 7 different diseases. In 2024, the recommended number of routine vaccines had risen to at least 84 vaccine doses in at least 57 shots for 17 diseases, plus the RSV monoclonal antibody immunization for a total of 18 diseases. This is more than other developed nations.

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