This health news series strives to avoid political issues. However, when politics invades science, it is worth noting. Such is the case when the President signed an order that the traditional combination of vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella should be split into three separate childhood vaccinations. The medical community quickly condemned the order. For example, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology say the President’s executive order increases vaccine hesitancy and makes American children less healthy. Over many years, FDA-approved vaccines have proven overwhelmingly safe and effective. Your child’s healthcare provider may give you guidance.