More than 210 medical, health and patient advocacy organizations have signed a joint letter opposing the childhood vaccine executive order, an unusually broad coalition assembled around a single federal action.
The letter, organized by the American Academy of Pediatrics and released on August 17, says families deserve clear guidance from federal health officials that is grounded in science, and states that the order instead undermines confidence in childhood vaccination and recommends changes that would "leave children less protected and families more confused." The signatories also say that while the order does not address autism, remarks by administration officials around its release elevated debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, which they argue divert resources from more promising research. CIDRAP reported the signature count, noting that opposition to the order continues to mount.
