Trump Offers Opinion on Vaccine Schedule ‘Based on What I Feel’
To paraphrase a quote from an old TV commercial, President Donald Trump may not be a doctor, but he played one on TV Monday when he gave his opinion on when children should receive vaccinations. The president offered…
To paraphrase a quote from an old TV commercial, President Donald Trump may not be a doctor, but he played one on TV Monday when he gave his opinion on when children should receive vaccinations.
The president offered advice on the “based on what I feel” during a press conference Monday when he linked Tylenol and vaccinations with autism, The Hill reported.
“We want no mercury in the vaccine. We want no aluminum in the vaccine. The MMR I think should be taken separately,” Trump said, about the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
“This is based on what I feel. The mumps, measles and — the three should be taken separately. And it seems to be that when you mix them, there could be a problem,” Trump said. “So there’s no downside in taking them separately. In fact, they think it’s better. So let it be separate.”
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The focus of Monday’s press conference was to warn pregnant women not to take acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. Health officials allege potential links to autism.
Trump also said children should not receive the hepatitis B vaccine until they are 12 years old. The viral infection is sexually transmitted, but it can be spread through used needles and open wounds, the president said.
“You know, I’m making these statements from me,” Trump said. “I’m not making them from them, these doctors.”
Trump said it was “absolutely appropriate” for him to guide the public on Vaccines