Pediatricians discredited President Trump's executive order on vaccines

Why would the American Academy of Pediatrics call the EO unscientific and dangerous?

Writing for the Web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Melissa Jenco published “AAP: Executive order to reduce childhood vaccines unscientific, dangerous“ on 11 August 2026. The article explained that leaders of the AAP denounced President Donald J. Trump’s executive order of 10 August 2026 about changing the schedules for childhood vaccinations. During the press conference for the signing of the executive order there were repeated references to autism and vaccinations. AAP explained that there was no need for changes in the plans for vaccinations and that those connections with autism were contradicted by scientific evidence.

Ms. Jenco’s article quoted the president of the AAP repeatedly. Here’s an example:

“There is no new evidence to justify significant changes to childhood immunization guidance,” AAP President Andrew D. Racine, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, said in a statement. “Dozens of studies involving millions of people show there is no link between vaccines and autism, and yet federal leaders continue to promote this outdated, disproven idea to scare families. Today’s executive order will do nothing to support families of children with autism or advance understanding of the condition.”

The AAP provided its own recommendations for vaccinations as of 2026. Dear Readers who find themselves discussing vaccinations may benefit from having those recommendations. The accompanying image is a snippet of a multi-page document showing those recommendations.

Ms. Jenco’s article is not only available on the Web site, but also as a PDF.