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May 30, 2026

Trump executive order endorses halving childhood vaccine schedule based on anti-vaccine activist's assessment

Also: Illinois passes strongest US AI regulation, requiring third-party safety audits‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Saturday 30 May 2026

Biosecurity
Trump executive order endorses halving childhood vaccine schedule based on anti-vaccine activist's assessment
On 29 May, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to align their policies with a January assessment by the Department of Health and Human Services that recommended cutting the number of childhood vaccines recommended for all American children.

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