American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order 'dangerous'

"Pediatricians Sound Alarm as Trump's Vaccine Order Sparks Concerns Over Public Health. In a stark rebuke of President Trump's latest executive order, the American Academy of Pediatrics has come out swinging against a proposal that could lead to fewer childhood vaccinations. As the US grapples with a 35-year high in measles cases and the looming threat of cold and flu season, pediatricians are warning that relaxing vaccine requirements could have disastrous consequences for public health. Dr. Andrew Racine, the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has denounced the order as 'disheartening and dangerous,' sparking a heated debate over the role of vaccines in preventing the spread of infectious diseases."

The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump’s Monday executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines.  "As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold and flu season quickly approaching, today's executive order on vaccines is not only disheartening but dangerous,” Dr. Andrew Racine said in a release. ...