Washington D.C. – The more pediatricians and medical experts consider the consequences of Donald Trump’s anti-vax executive order, the worse their conclusions: millions of American children are being put in harm’s way based on nothing but science-denialism and lies, while parents foot higher health costs. And for the vast majority of Republicans in Congress that have defended Trump’s dangerous order or remained silent, the political consequences are imminent.
Brad Woodhouse, President of Protect Our Care: “It’s one thing for Donald Trump to tear down the East Wing, fuck up the security of an airplane given to him as a foreign bribe, or raid the treasury for himself and family. It’s entirely another thing to abuse the most powerful position on the planet to sow chaos in public health and kill countless children with made-up, anti-vax bullshit. Donald Trump is the anti-vaxxer-in-chief and anyone who thought toilet-seat-cocaine-snorting RFK Jr was the biggest threat to the health of Americans has been kidding themselves. There is not a Republican running for office anywhere in America who isn’t going to pay a price for this. What was already shaping up to be a healthcare election has become a health care election on steroids. Just ask the dozens of Republicans who lost their seats in 2018 how that worked out.”
Donald Trump’s Anti-Vax Executive Order Is:
UNFOUNDED:
- Associated Press: FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines
- CNN: Fact check: Trump makes numerous false and misleading claims about vaccines and autism
- FactCheck.org: Trump and RFK Jr. Repeat False and Misleading Vaccine Claims
- New York Times: Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Claims About Vaccines: A combination shot for measles, mumps and rubella is safe and convenient; Aluminum is safe and beneficial in vaccines; A narrower schedule could cause serious harm; The number and volume of childhood shots are not cause for concern; Vaccines have been well-studied on their own and in combination; Studies have shown no link to autism.
- CIDRAP, 8.3: No link between MMR vaccination before age 2 and autism, large US study suggests
UNSAFE:
- STAT News, 8.11: How we know that splitting up the MMR vaccine could be dangerous
- NOTUS, 8.11: Medical Groups Quickly Denounce Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Vaccine Order
UNNAFORDABLE:
- Reuters, 8.11: Splitting shots across separate medical visits (Trump suggested five at age 1) means more appointments and potential out-of-pocket costs for families, with officials not saying how they would be covered.
UNTENABLE:
- Reuters, 8.12: Trump’s goal to split MMR vaccine could take a decade, experts say
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