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Trump Administration Weighs Executive Order on Vaccines and Autism Research
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The Trump administration is considering an executive order focused on vaccines and autism research that could be announced as early as next week, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
Administration officials are reportedly reviewing several possible measures, including new autism research initiatives involving both prospective studies and retrospective analyses.
The possible order would add to broader Trump administration efforts to review the country’s childhood vaccine recommendations.
Interest in the administration’s autism research efforts increased again last week when Trump publicly questioned Kennedy about progress during a Cabinet meeting.
Any executive order on vaccines and autism could renew public and political debate over U.S. vaccination policy while putting additional attention on the administration’s approach to autism research and federal health policy.