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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic
It took just hours for the leading pharma group to reject the recommendations.
TL;DR
- Medical and public health organizations have strongly criticized Trump's executive order on childhood vaccines, calling it dangerous and unscientific.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's health secretary, is noted for having no background in science, medicine, or public health.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics is leading a lawsuit against previous federal vaccine recommendation changes made under Trump and Kennedy.
- Trump's order aims to reduce the number of vaccines children receive but also suggests splitting the MMR vaccine into three separate shots.
- The pharmaceutical industry, represented by PhRMA, and individual companies like Merck and GSK, have pushed back, stating the proposed changes lack scientific basis and are impractical.
- Developing separate measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines would require substantial investment from pharmaceutical companies as they do not currently exist in the US.
- Industry leaders argue that federal vaccine recommendations should be based on rigorous scientific research and public health expertise, not arbitrary changes.