Trump Wants Babies’ Vaccines ‘Given Separately,’ Rather Than Combined

President Donald Trump says he thinks separating the combination vaccines that babies receive would prevent autism, he said in response to a question from The Daily Signal.

The Daily Signal asked Trump whether he supports spacing out all the combination vaccines babies receive to prevent autism.

“I would say ‘yes,’” he said.

“It’s a lot of common sense involved in this,” he said. “It’s a process. We’re looking, but it should at least be given separately.”

Babies often receive multiple vaccines combined in one shot to lower the reduce of injections, save time, and reduce doctor’s office visits for parents. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisers already voted to no longer recommend a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) for children under age 4.

He said it’s possible that vaccines can be reduced and given to children in smaller doses. He said it’s possible that wouldn’t work for MMRV, “but you can certainly give them separate shots.”

“It’s been proven to be very safe when you give them in separate shots instead of mixing, so I don’t think there’s any reason to do that,” he said. “I’m not a doctor, but I’m giving my opinion. I don’t think there’s any reason to do that.

“It’s been proven to be safe when you break them up. But MMR, by itself, I’ve heard bad things about it for many years,” he said.