Bennet Statement on Trump Undermining Childhood Vaccines as Colorado Kids Return to School

Aug 10, 2026 | Press Releases

Denver - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encouraging states to reconsider school immunization requirements:

"Just as Colorado kids are heading back to school, President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are doubling down on an anti-science agenda that rejects decades of proven medical consensus.

"Parents deserve far better than the chaos, confusion, and scarcity this administration is actively creating. We have already seen the real-world consequences of declining vaccination rates, including the largest measles outbreaks our country has faced in decades. Overturning settled vaccine guidance and encouraging the erosion of school immunization standards puts our children directly in harm's way.

"Instead of undermining public trust and throwing back-to-school preparations into turmoil, we must focus on keeping our children safe and our schools open."

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