New Trump Order Changes Vaccine Schedule: What It Means For NJ Children

Despite a new federal executive order from President Trump recommending fewer routine childhood vaccines and separating the MMR shot into three single-disease doses, New Jersey’s vaccine requirements are staying exactly as they are. The state Department of Health says the order doesn’t affect NJ law, the existing schedule remains in place, and Commissioner Raynard Washington is urging families to follow science-based guidance, especially given the largest measles outbreak in decades.