Source: Paulkrugman
Trump's vaccine reduction order embeds anti-vaccine sentiment into formal policy with enforcement mechanisms. Vaccination rates are epidemiologically fragile—measles elimination requires 95% coverage, and even small reductions can trigger outbreaks that cascade through schools and communities. The move reverses decades of bipartisan consensus on mandatory childhood immunization and will likely fragment vaccination compliance along political and regional lines, creating pockets of vulnerability that infectious disease follows.