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President Trump’s Childhood Vaccine Schedule

Paul Offit · 8 Jun 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The number of immunological components in vaccines is more important than the number of vaccines administered.

    Their wordsFirst, it's not the number of vaccines that matter, it's the number of immunological components in the vaccines; specifically, bacterial proteins, bacterial polysaccharides, and viral proteins.

  2. Our reading

    The use of the phrase "peer nations" in the context of vaccine recommendations is non-sensical.

    Their wordsSecond, Trump's use of the phrase "peer nations" was non-sensical. Different developed world countries make different decisions based on demographics, health system capacity, vaccine access, and vaccine cost.

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