Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
New York’s health commissioner is urging parents to follow their doctors on childhood vaccines, not President Trump.
President Trump signed an executive order calling for changes to recommendations for childhood vaccines after promoting his discredited view that shots should be spaced out over separate medical visits. New York Health Commissioner James McDonald, a pediatrician, said that approach is impractical and not supported by data.
New York’s health commissioner is urging parents to follow their doctors on childhood vaccines, not President Trump.
President Trump signed an executive order calling for changes to recommendations for childhood vaccines after promoting his discredited view that shots should be spaced out over separate medical visits. New York Health Commissioner James McDonald, a pediatrician, said that approach is impractical and not supported by data.
