Trump directs RFK Jr. to reassess childhood vaccine policies
Brace yourselves, patriots -- President Donald Trump is stirring the pot with a daring challenge to the public health establishment over childhood vaccines.
In a powerful move, Trump has issued a presidential memo directing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take a hard look at the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule and stack it up against other developed nations that often require fewer jabs for their young ones, as Politico reports.
This order came down on Friday, mere hours after federal vaccine advisers made waves by scaling back longstanding advice to administer hepatitis B shots to newborns within their first day of life.
Trump Applauds Hepatitis Policy Shift
Trump didn’t hold back his approval, taking to social media to praise the hepatitis B downgrade as “a very good decision” and reinforcing his broader doubts about the current vaccination lineup.
Just before this memo surfaced, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices gathered in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday to dissect the effectiveness of America’s vaccine protocols.
Some talks spotlighted countries like Denmark, which follow a lighter vaccination regimen, though this comparison quickly sparked a heated debate among experts.
Can We Compare to Denmark?
Public health officials were quick to counter, arguing that nations like Denmark aren’t truly comparable to the U.S. due to their smaller populations and robust universal prenatal care systems.
CDC hepatitis expert Adam Langer pointed out, “Denmark and, for that matter, virtually all other high income countries are not really peer nations,” emphasizing how many American infants miss critical follow-up care after hospital discharge.
That’s a valid concern, but let’s not kid ourselves—our system isn’t flawless, and dismissing international insights outright feels like the kind of close-mindedness we’ve come to expect from the entrenched medical elite.
Trump’s Persistent Vaccine Concerns
The presidential memo tasks the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC with digging into global best practices and potentially revising U.S. guidelines if superior approaches are found.
Trump has never shied away from questioning the childhood vaccine schedule, even echoing discredited claims linking vaccines to autism, though science has firmly pushed back on such notions.
While the data may not support every worry, it’s tough to criticize a leader -- or anxious parents -- for demanding absolute certainty that our health policies put children’s well-being above bureaucratic convenience or corporate interests.
Kennedy’s History and Trump’s Trust
Kennedy shared that Trump had previously approached him to head a vaccine safety commission during his first transition into office, though that plan never came to fruition.
Now, with this latest directive, Trump is reinforcing his stance, stating on Truth Social, “Many parents and scientists have been questioning the efficacy of this ‘schedule,’ as have I!”
Love him or not, Trump’s insistence on revisiting these policies resonates with countless Americans who crave straight answers -- not progressive spin or Big Pharma narratives -- about what’s best for their kids. If Kennedy and the CDC can cut through the fog of dogma and deliver clarity, they’ll have done a service to families tired of being patronized by the so-called experts.






