US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments
The administration says the order has left ACIP without a quorum and stalled vaccine recommendations on flu shots and other vaccines.
- On Tuesday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments regarding a lower court's block on 13 vaccine advisory panel appointees selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- District Judge Brian Murphy's March 16 order blocked the appointments, concluding Kennedy picked "distinctly unqualified" individuals who violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act requirement for balanced expertise on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
- Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn argued for vacating the order, telling the court, "We're asking the court to vacate the order on the appointments so that the secretary can reconstitute the committee and get it back to work."
- Chief US Circuit Judge David Barron questioned the legal justification for the block, while lawyer Andrew Pincus urged the court to maintain it, claiming it provides "important protection for America's public health."
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has not met since the ruling, canceling two sessions; an upcoming meeting scheduled for October 21-23 faces potential cancellation if the committee is not reconstituted.
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Appeals Court Questions Scope of Judge’s Order Blocking RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Appointments
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US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy’s vaccine panel appointments
By Nate Raymond Oct 6 (Reuters) - A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked ...
US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments
A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked appointees from serving on it.
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