'Epidemic rates of autism…': Trump cites higher ASD rates as he limits child vaccines

President Trump said Monday that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine could be “quite lethal” as he urged the three inoculations to be administered separately to reduce what he said could be an elevated risk of autism. Trump made the recommendation while signing an executive order in the Oval Office alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to affirm the court-paused CDC recommendation of 11 childhood vaccines, down from 17. “Effective immediately, my administration is recognising gold standard childhood vaccine recommendations for only 11 core vaccinations against the most serious and dangerous diseases, along with the MMR, which hopefully will be split up,” Trump said.