AdvertisementWorldNorth AmericaTrump's White House Trump’s vaccine order adds more fuel to the anti-vaccine fire Apoorva Mandavilli , Dani Blum and Maggie Astor August 11, 2026 — 5:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AUS President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for scaling back the number of vaccinations American children receive. Bloomberg The executive order lists vaccines that it says should be recommended only for high-risk children. Studies have shown no link to autism Trump and Kennedy suggested the cumulative impact of childhood vaccinations was driving rising rates of autism. AdvertisementRelated Article Autism Trump blamed autism on this pain pill.