Child Vaccines

The president's executive order advocates for the split of the MMR vaccine into three shots, directs the government to research vaccine safety, and directs all states to provide religious and medical exemptions.

A workshop with pediatricians, parents for and against vaccines, and state health officials will discuss the plan to halt four school-entry mandates now and the repeal of seven others later.

Among more than 20 pediatricians contacted, only one agreed to speak on the record about the risks of measles and the importance of childhood vaccination. Others declined, citing a range of concerns.

Citing the recent debt ceiling deal, the CDC is trimming its funding to child vaccination programs that focus on communities vulnerable to disease outbreaks.

Usually, 94% to 95% of kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, tetanus and other diseases. The vaccination rates dropped below 94% in the 2020-21 school year, and to 93% in 2021-22.

Dr. Scott Rivkees contradicts much of the evidence given by Florida’s health department in recommending that healthy children need not be vaccinated for COVID-19.