Trump administration appeals court order in effort to cut vaccine recommendations for kids
Summary
The Trump administration is appealing a court order that blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to reduce vaccine recommendations for children. The court also paused changes to the vaccine advisory committee while the appeal is reviewed.Key Facts
- A judge stopped Health Secretary Kennedy from removing some vaccines from the recommended list for all U.S. children.
- Vaccines affected include those for flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis, and RSV.
- The judge also halted a meeting of the vaccine advisory committee that Kennedy had changed.
- Kennedy fired the original 17-member vaccine advisory panel and replaced it with new members, including some who oppose vaccines.
- A lawsuit by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other groups challenges Kennedy’s vaccine policy changes.
- The administration waited six weeks before appealing the judge’s order.
- The appeal follows updates to the committee's rules that could allow Kennedy’s allies to join.
- The judge believes the changes to the vaccine panel by Kennedy likely broke federal law.
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