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Judge's ruling halts momentum of RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda
A Massachusetts federal judge invalidated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine panel appointments and overturned changes to COVID-19 and hepatitis B vaccine recommendations.
- A Massachusetts federal judge on March 16 blocked parts of HHS's vaccine policy overhaul, including barring Kennedy's 13 appointees from serving on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
- Facing lawsuits from major medical societies, the plaintiffs argued those HHS changes prompted immediate court action, challenging Kennedy's immunization policy.
- The court invalidated specific ACIP votes by finding the panel unlawfully constituted, overturning downgraded hepatitis B newborn dosing and COVID-19 vaccine guidance, while HHS narrowed hepatitis B and split the MMR vaccine.
- A federal court blocked parts of HHS's vaccine policy changes, postponing the March 18–19 ACIP meeting after the court's order rendered some decisions moot.
- Medical societies and public-health experts warned the changes could raise preventable illness and deaths, while Kennedy said vaccines remain available and supporters praised a more individual-rights approach.
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