Splitting Up the Combination Vaccines
President Trump announced on Sept. 18, 2026 that his administration plans to recommend that certain childhood vaccines be split up into separate shots. The policy proposal is apparently a follow-up to an Executive Order the President signed on Aug. 10 that calls for recommending the number of diseases for which children should be vaccinated be […]
Public Confidence in Measles Vaccine Falls in U.S.
Public confidence in the safety of measles vaccines has declined in the United States, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey found that 76 percent of people in the U.S. consider the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine safe for children. That figure was 84 percent in a similar Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in May […]
Measles Transmission by Vaccinated People Documented in Medical Literature
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in the peer reviewed medical literature confirmed that people who have received measles-containing vaccines can become infected with measles and transmit the infection to others, contributing to measles outbreaks around the world. The study, which was published Aug. 14, 2026 in Expert Review of Vaccines, screened 5,240 peer-reviewed […]
Danish Researcher Whose Studies Were Used to Deny Vaccine-Autism Link Pleads Guilty
Poul Thorsen, a Danish researcher whose research was used to counter claims that vaccines cause autism, pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges on Sept. 1, 2026 in a federal court in Atlanta.1 Thorsen, 65, traveled to the United States as a visiting scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions in U.S. Increase, But Vaccine Uptake Rates Decline Only Slightly
The percentage of children entering kindergarten with exemptions from required vaccines increased during the 2025-2026 school year, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) but vaccine uptake rates for children only declined slightly. The national vaccine exemption rate rose to 4.2 percent, up from 3.6 percent last year. The […]
Presidential Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines and Autism Issued
On Aug. 10, 2026, the Trump administration issued an executive order revising the childhood vaccine recommendations in the United States. The order calls for recommending that all children be vaccinated against eleven diseases (down from the current 17), including measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcal disease, human papillomavirus, and […]