Trump signs executive order to space out childhood vaccines

The President of the United States signed a new rule about children's vaccines.

Vaccines are special medicines that teach the body to fight off dangerous illnesses like measles.

The new rule asks health experts to think about giving kids one vaccine at a time, with separate visits for each shot.

That means a child might get one shot and come back later for the others.

Many doctors are worried about this plan.

If children wait too long between shots, they could catch a sickness before their next visit.

The rule does not force anyone to get vaccines; each state decides which shots children need for school.

Some people wonder if vaccines cause autism, but scientists who studied this for many years found no connection.

The rule comes at a time when measles is spreading, so doctors say it is important to keep children protected.