US EditionWorried About Splitting up the MMR Vaccine Into Three Separate Shots? You Should Be, This Doctor Says | News Channel 3-12
The acting CDC director's proposal to separate the MMR vaccine into three shots faces expert criticism over increased doses and potential delays in childhood immunizations.
- On Monday, Acting CDC director urged manufacturers to develop monovalent vaccines, citing `I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe monovalent vaccines to replace the combined MMR`,
- President Donald Trump's Truth Social call last month to break up the MMR shot into three separate doses, a point O'Neill cited, revives concerns from a retracted 1998 autism-linked study.
- Vaccine makers and experts, including Merck, MSD, and GSK, said there are no approved U.S. monovalent MMR vaccines, and warned that splitting could increase missed doses and immunization delays.
- Paul Offit, MD, warned splitting the MMR into six doses instead of two would increase costs and reduce compliance, leaving children vulnerable amid 1,544 confirmed measles cases in 2025.
- Public health experts note that community immunity protects newborns and people with weakened immune systems, so lower vaccination rates would endanger those groups.
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Vaccine debate heats up as officials weigh splitting combined MMR into single doses
A top health official has suggested breaking up the combination measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.In response to President Donald Trump’s recent statement warning about pregnant women's use of Tylenol, Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill wrote the following in an Oct. 6 post on X."I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe monovalent vaccines to replace the combined MMR and break up the MMR shot into three to…
Worried about splitting up the MMR vaccine into three separate shots? You should be, this doctor says
While President Donald Trump is pushing to split the MMR vaccine into three shots, experts say there’s no scientific reason for it, and it could lead to lower vaccination rates.
Experts Pan Call to Break Up the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine
(MedPage Today) -- The temporary CDC head's call to split apart the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots drew swift rebukes from pediatric and infectious disease experts. "I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop...
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