Health
Michigan Holds Line on Childhood Vaccines Despite Trump Executive Order
By Wire and staff reports · Published Aug 20, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Michiawa Zoo News file
Reported by the Detroit Free Press.
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says it will not change its childhood vaccine recommendations after President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Aug. 10 calling for changes to federal guidelines, including separating combination vaccines such as the MMR.
The department says it will continue to follow the standing order issued by Michigan's chief medical executive, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, and adhere to the immunization schedule published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Backlash from physicians
The president described the order as a "major victory." Doctors, medical associations and public health groups pushed back, warning the changes would create confusion about vaccine safety rather than clarify it.
Michigan families should expect no change at their pediatrician's office, state officials said.
Michigan's recommendations remain the same.
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