Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant hep B guidance: ‘Fast track’
President Donald Trump ordered a sweeping federal review of every childhood vaccine recommendation in the United States Friday, just hours after a CDC advisory committee voted to end its long-standing guidance for infants to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, calling the rule unnecessary for healthy newborns. “Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a disease that is mostly transmitted sexually, or through dirty needles,” Trump wrote. The president also critiqued what he sees as a vaccine schedule that requires “far more than is necessary.” “The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 “jabs,” for perfectly healthy babies, far more than any other Country in the World, and far more than is necessary,” the president added. “In fact, it is ridiculous! Many parents and scientists have been questioning the efficacy of this “schedule,” as have I!” GOP SENATOR CALLS CDC’S HEPATITIS B VACCINE CHANGE ‘A MISTAKE’ THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA SICKER Trump announced he signed a memo directing HHS to ‘fast track’ the current American vaccine schedule. “I have just signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services to “FAST TRACK” a comprehensive evaluation of Vaccine Schedules from other Countries around the World, and better align the U.S. Vaccine Schedule, so it is finally rooted in the Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE!” Trump wrote. Trump closed his message by reiterating his support for his HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writing, “I am fully confident Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the CDC, will get this done, quickly and correctly, for our Nation’s Children.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. This is a developing story, check back later for updates.
ICE arrests Azerbaijani national with multiple criminal convictions, including animal cruelty, arson
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday agents arrested an illegal immigrant from Azerbaijan, who has multiple convictions for crimes, including cruelty to animals. Rafael Vladimirovi Sarkisyan of Azerbaijan was arrested by ICE Los Angeles Nov. 25 and will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to officials. Sarkisyan was previously convicted of cruelty to animals, causing a structure fire and manufacturing a controlled substance, ICE wrote in a statement. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ACCUSED OF GRABBING ICE OFFICER’S TASER WHILE SHOUTING ‘ALLAHU AKBAR’ DURING ARREST It is unclear when he arrived in the country or where he entered. The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory May 21 advising U.S. travelers to exercise increased caution in Azerbaijan “due to terrorism.” FEDERAL AGENTS FORCED TO RETREAT ON SLASHED TIRES AFTER IMMIGRATION RAID CONFRONTATION IN SANCTUARY CITY “Terrorist groups continue to plan attacks and are a risk in Azerbaijan,” according to the advisory. “Terrorists may attack with little or no warning. They may target: Tourist locations; transportation centers (airports); markets and shopping malls; local government buildings; hotels, clubs and restaurants; places of worship; parks; major sporting and cultural events; educational institutions; and other public areas.” There are also concerns in the former Soviet-era Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and surrounding territories due to landmines after armed hostilities in 2023. President Donald Trump was praised in August for a U.S.-brokered peace accord that ended three decades of war and hostility in the South Caucasus.