Politico October 6, 2025
The Trump administration’s move formalizes advice to soften or eliminate previous policies.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off Monday on an outside panel’s decision to downgrade Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for Americans and to effectively eliminate the option for parents to choose a combination measles and chickenpox vaccine for young children.
The move formalizes the position of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill also urged vaccine manufacturers to develop separate, monovalent vaccines to replace the combined measles, mumps and rubella shot, citing President Donald Trump’s advice that the shot should be broken up into “three totally separate shots” because “when you mix them, there could be a problem.” Trump, at an event about...
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