Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva para reducir el esquema de vacunas infantiles

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order that calls for changing the childhood vaccine schedule. With him in the Oval Office, from left, are Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of NIH; Jayme Franklin, a conservative activist; Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Dr. Heidi Overton, deputy director of domestic policy for the White House. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

President Trump signed another executive order aimed at trying to upend the way U. S. children are vaccinated against dangerous infectious diseases.

The new executive order, signed Monday afternoon in the Oval Office, calls for reducing the number of childhood vaccines recommended by the federal government from 17 to 11.

The order tries to accomplish similar goals that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention enacted in January, a move which was later blocked by a judge.

Health Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long questioned the safety and effectiveness of many childhood vaccines. Monday's order is also likely to be challenged in court.

The order also calls for breaking up the shot known as the MMR, which is now given as a single vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella. The order advises giving it as separate shots over the course of several visits to the doctor.

Trump said "vats" of vaccines are pumped into children's bodies.

"We're doing 20 percent of that at each visit, " he said. "We'll let time elapse between each visit so the body can handle the massive amount of fluid being pumped in. "

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