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Krishnamoorthi condemns Trump move to curb vaccines
The congressman argued that federal agencies must rely on established medical research rather than fringe theories.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 11, Aug 2026
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi / X
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticized President Donald Trump's executive order regarding federal vaccine policy, accusing the administration of inserting "debunked vaccine conspiracy theories" into official guidelines and endangering America's children.
The Democrat, in a statement, warned that altering federal immunization guidance threatens to reverse decades of progress against preventable infectious diseases and risks bringing back even more diseases.
"Donald Trump's executive order puts debunked vaccine conspiracy theories ahead of children's lives," he said.
The congressman argued that federal agencies must rely on established medical research rather than fringe theories.
"Decades of research and an overwhelming scientific consensus show that vaccines work and have saved millions of lives, and that there is no credible link between vaccines and autism," he said.
President Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, reducing the number of diseases for which vaccines are routinely recommended for all American children and urging states to reconsider school immunization requirements.
The directive also recommends replacing the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine with three single-disease shots once such products become domestically available.
Curbing vaccines has been a key priority for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who founded an anti-vaccine nonprofit and has long promoted a disproven link between immunization and autism.
Donald Trump is using the presidency to turn debunked vaccine conspiracy theories into federal policy, endangering America’s children.
— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) August 10, 2026
The return of measles is already a warning of what happens when vaccination rates fall. Trump’s order risks bringing even more preventable… pic.twitter.com/KKA2VB17LH
Pointing to recent surges in measles cases, Krishnamoorthi said the worst measles outbreak in decades is a warning of what happens when vaccination rates fall, and "Trump's order risks bringing back even more preventable diseases."
The congressman specifically called out political rhetoric surrounding public health, targeting arguments elevated by Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He argued that federal agencies must rely on established medical research rather than fringe theories.
"Our children deserve vaccine recommendations based on science and the judgment of the medical community, not discredited conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump and RFK Jr.," he said.
The White House said an HHS assessment completed in January found that the United States recommended more childhood vaccines than peer developed nations. It said American children following the CDC schedule received 23 doses in seven shots against seven diseases in 1980. By 2024, it said, the schedule had risen to at least 84 doses in at least 57 shots covering 17 diseases, plus RSV monoclonal antibody immunization.
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