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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic

Ars Technica ·
Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic

Backlash to Trump's vaccine order on Monday has been swift and sharp, with various public health and medical organizations and independent experts calling it "dangerous," " unscientific ," " false and misleading ," " so wrong ," and saying it is " putting children's health at risk ." The responses are unsurprising; the medical and health communities have consistently fought against the anti-vaccine, anti-science agendas pushed by Trump and his health secretary, Robert F.

Kennedy Jr., who has no background in science, medicine, or public health.

The American Academy of Pediatrics—which called the order " not only disheartening but dangerous "—is leading a lawsuit against previous changes to federal childhood vaccine recommendations under Trump and Kennedy.

In March, the organization, along with other medical groups, won a temporary injunction reversing most of the changes .

However, less expected among the scorn for Trump's order is the immediate pushback from the pharmaceutical industry.

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