Fact-checking Trump's claims as he rolls back some recommended vaccines
The US president has repeatedly cast doubt on the safety of childhood vaccines, making several misleading claims.
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Notable Quotes
"In many cases we were requiring 72 jabs for our beautiful, healthy, lovely, delicate little children."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"A vaccination looks like the size of the bottle of soda poured into a little child's body."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Together, there could be a possibility they're quite lethal."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"It's many, many times what it used to be years ago, and it gets progressively worse. And we had progressively more and more vaccines."
— Donald Trump , Politician
Key People
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Josh Michaud is the associate director with Kaiser Family Foundation's Global and Public Health Policy Program.
Karoline Leavitt is the White House press secretary.
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The US president has repeatedly cast doubt on the safety of childhood vaccines, making several misleading claims.
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