Kennedy’s Vaccine Agenda Takes a Major Blow

Federal judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda – an epidemiologist answers questions parents may have

The judge’s decision is a win for public health, but the back-and-forth on vaccine policy may undermine the public’s trust in science.

Kennedy’s vaccine agenda takes a major blow

A court ruling on Monday dealt a heavy blow to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to transform America’s vaccine policy, just as the White House is reportedly losing interest in the project. U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy granted a preliminary injunction on the reduced childhood immunization schedule Kennedy [...]

U.S. District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against RFK, HHS For Its Vaccine Schedule Changes

It was mere days ago that we were discussing an interesting lawsuit brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics, among others, challenging RFK Jr. and HHS for violating the Administrative Procedures Act in making changes to the CDC's ACIP panel and immunization schedules. If you're not up on what the APA is and does, the…

A Federal Judge Just Blocked RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Overhaul and It’s the First Domino in a Much Bigger Fight

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just hit his first major legal wall. A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Kennedy’s sweeping effort to overhaul U.S. vaccine policy, ruling that the changes were likely to cause irreparable harm to public health. But this isn’t just about vaccines; it is the opening salvo in what legal experts say will be a prolonged judicial war over the most aggressive restructuring of federal …