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Trump says some routine immunizations will be split into five separate shots. Vaccine experts say it won’t work

Trump said the plan would space smaller doses six months apart, while vaccine experts warned it could weaken protection and not improve safety.

  • On Sept 18, President Donald Trump announced plans to demand makers of Vaccines split childhood immunizations into five separate 20% doses given in six-month intervals, claiming this would lead to a "massive reduction in autism."
  • HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy promoted this approach Thursday at a Children Health Defense conference, following an August executive order where President Trump directed the government to reshape childhood Vaccine schedules.
  • Trump's proposal contradicts current medical practices, as experts note the standard 0.5 milliliters dose is designed for optimal safety and efficacy, while he provided no evidence linking Vaccines to autism.
  • Calling the plan "buffoonery," Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center, stated the proposed schedule would make Vaccines ineffective and fail to increase safety for infants.
  • It remains unclear which specific immunizations President Trump plans to target, as previous attempts to overhaul the federal childhood Vaccine schedule faced legal challenges earlier this year.
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He did not specify which vaccines he was referring to.

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Donald Trump demands that childhood vaccines be divided into more doses to “reduce autism” in the United States

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President Donald Trump said this Friday that his government plans to recommend that certain childhood vaccines be divided into five separate doses, each with a “small amount of the vaccine.” These “20% dose” would be given with a dose of...

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TRUMP has announced a plan to split vaccines into smaller doses to supposedly reduce autism. Experts warn that such an approach would make vaccines completely ineffective, not safer.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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