Trump Proposes Dividing Vaccines Into Multiple Doses Amid Concerns
WHO:
The Washington Post - President Trump
CNN - Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
CNN - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WHAT:
The Washington Post - Trump stated he would be “demanding” drug companies split vaccines into five doses.
CNN - Trump announced plans to recommend that certain childhood immunizations be divided into five separate shots, each with a “small amount of the vaccine.”
CNN - Trump claimed that the proposed changes would lead to a “massive reduction in autism.”
CNN - Trump mentioned that the standard dose of the MMR vaccine is 0.5 milliliters, or about one-tenth of a teaspoon.
CNN - Trump signed an executive order aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines.
WHERE:
CNN - The announcement was made during a news conference where Trump was present.
WHEN:
CNN - Trump mentioned that the proposed doses would be given in six-month intervals.
WHY:
CNN - Trump suggested that splitting vaccines into smaller doses would prevent children from receiving “a tremendous amount of different vaccines” at once.
CNN - Trump claimed that certain vaccines were removed from the schedule because they are not needed until children are older.
HOW:
CNN - Trump’s plan involves administering vaccines in five doses marked one, two, three, four, five, given in six-month intervals.
CNN - Trump’s executive order advises that the MMR vaccine be separated into three individual shots.
(UPDATED September 19, 2026 03:58 UTC)
President Trump has announced a plan to recommend that certain childhood immunizations be divided into five separate doses, each containing a small amount of the vaccine, which he claims would lead to a massive reduction in autism. During a news conference, he signed an executive order aimed at reshaping the federal government's approach toward childhood vaccines, suggesting that this new method would prevent children from receiving a tremendous amount of different vaccines at once. The proposed doses would be administered in six-month intervals, with the MMR vaccine specifically advised to be separated into three individual shots.