Trump's Vaccine Plan Sparks Debate Over Childhood Shots
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President Trump has a new plan about children's vaccines. A vaccine is a shot that stops sickness.
The plan needs millions of single shots. These shots are not common now. People used them a long time ago.
Trump has spoken against childhood vaccines before. He says some vaccines are not safe.
Some of Trump's supporters like this plan. They are part of a group called MAHA. MAHA means "Make America Healthy Again."
But Democrats do not like the plan. Democrats are people in a different political party. They say Trump is wrong about vaccines.
Doctors around the world say vaccines are safe. Vaccines stop many serious sicknesses in children.
This new plan is causing a big argument in America. People are talking about children's health and safety.
Vocabulary15 words
- vaccine
- a shot that stops sickness
- Democrats
- people in one political group in America
- MAHA
- a group of Trump supporters about health
- plan
- an idea about what to do
- shot
- a small injection with medicine
- supporters
- people who like and help someone
- sickness
- when you are not well
- safe
- not dangerous
- childhood
- the time when you are a child
- argument
- when people disagree
- political party
- a group of people with the same ideas about government
- common
- happening often
- single
- just one
- million
- a very big number, 1,000,000
- health
- how well your body is
Quiz
Answer key
1. Millions of single vaccine shots 2. Some MAHA supporters 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
President Trump has a new plan about children's _____.
The plan needs millions of single _____. These shots are not common now.
Trump has spoken against childhood vaccines before. He says some vaccines are not _____.
Some of Trump's _____ like this plan. They are part of a group called MAHA.
But _____ do not like the plan. They say Trump is wrong about vaccines.
Doctors around the world say vaccines are _____.
Vaccines stop many serious _____ in children.
This new plan is causing a big _____ in America.
People are talking about children's _____ and safety.
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