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Doctor talks about Trump's executive order to change childhood vaccine schedule

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published August 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM EDT

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. James Campbell at the University of Maryland School of Medicine about President Trump's order to space out childhood vaccines.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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