Trump vaccine policy reversal deepens rift with Health Secretary Kennedy – report

President Donald Trump has reversed his administration's vaccine policy, now pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to intensify investigations into a possible link between childhood vaccines and autism, according to The Wall Street Journal. This shift, marked by a May executive order to reduce recommended childhood vaccines, contradicts earlier advice from White House political advisers who urged Kennedy to de-emphasize vaccine messaging. Trump's renewed focus on autism research and reducing vaccine numbers, despite scientific consensus that vaccines do not cause autism, has created tension with Kennedy, whom the president believes has made insufficient progress. This policy change has also led to a broader White House review of HHS operations and a restructuring of Kennedy's advisory team, with some associates noting, "There's frustration there."