UK patients less likely to vaccinate children after Trump comments, pharmacies warn
Trump’s claims about vaccines are causing ‘alarm to parents’
- UK pharmacists have expressed concerns over patient safety following Donald Trump’s comments linking childhood vaccinations and paracetamol to autism.
- The US president claimed that mixing measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) jabs could cause problems and that a brand of paracetamol used in pregnant women is linked to autism, without citing scientific evidence.
- A survey by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) revealed that 32 percent of patients were less likely to get vaccinated or vaccinate their children after the president's remarks.
- Experts, including the UK Health Security Agency, have heavily criticized these statements, warning they are not supported by science and could endanger children's lives.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged the public to disregard the president's comments and instead trust British doctors, scientists, and the NHS for medical advice.