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Trump says he will demand vaccine makers split shots into five smaller doses

Trump claims spacing out vaccine doses over six-month intervals would cut autism rates, a day after RFK Jr. told an anti-vaccine conference they have a "friend at the White House."

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What to know

  • Trump says he will require vaccines to be split into five doses spaced six months apart, claiming it will cut autism rates, a claim not supported by scientific evidence in the material provided.
  • The announcement followed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. telling an anti-vaccine conference he founded that they have a 'friend at the White House.'
  • Coverage so far is limited to the original Washington Post report and its syndication across aggregators, with no official policy document or agency action yet described in the evidence.

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Trump says he will demand vaccine makers split shots into five smaller doses
Washington Examiner

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  1. 2

    Coverage of Trump's demand spreads across aggregators and social feeds

    Political Wire, memeorandum, and multiple Mastodon/Flipboard accounts republished and linked the Washington Post story through the following hours.

    “The vaccine size will be much, much less. I think you're going to see a massive reduction in autism. And that's a big deal, a very big deal. We're going to be recommending that and actually demanding it.”
    — Donald Trump, President of the United States · source
    1. 7 outlets Trump says he will demand some childhood vaccines be split into five shots

      first by Reuters, 5d ago · also CNN, Washington Post, Gulf Coast News and Weather, KCRA, WBAL-TV, Fierce Pharma

      4 more headlines

    • Trump says he’ll be “demanding” that drug companies split vaccines into five doses, six months apart, claiming it will lead to a “massive reduction” in autism.

      @RpsAgainstTrumpX4d ago776▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch
    • dalfen@mstdn.social

      Trump has decided that INDIVIDUAL childhood vaccines should be split up into 5 doses given 6 months apart. Actual doctors and scientists (aka experts) say this is "buffoonery" and would render the vaccines ineffective. # USA # US # USpol # trump # health # PublicHealth # children # vaccines -- https://www. yahoo.com/news/politics/articl…

      dalfen@mstdn.socialMastodon4d ago15▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • marc_veld@mastodon.online

      Not fake news Trump says some routine immunizations will be split into five separate shots. Vaccine experts say it won’t work Listen to Science, the data are showing what is best. https:// edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/hea lth/trump-split-up-immunization

      marc_veld@mastodon.onlineMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  2. 1

    Washington Post publishes report on Trump's vaccine dosing demand

    The Washington Post's Rachel Roubein reported the story, noting it followed RFK Jr.'s remarks to the anti-vaccine conference the day before.

    “friend at the White House…”
    — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary · source
  3. background

    Trump vows to force vaccine makers to split shots into five doses — Trump said he would demand drug companies divide vaccines into five doses administered six months apart, claiming the change would cause a 'massive reduction' in autism rates.

  4. background

    RFK Jr. tells anti-vaccine conference they have a 'friend at the White House' — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed attendees of a conference held by the anti-vaccine group he founded, telling them the administration is on their side.

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