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A federal judge blocked Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s sweeping changes to the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, ruling the administration unlawfully altered policy and reconstituted the CDC vaccine advisory panel. The ruling pauses the overhaul as appeals unfold and highlights ongoing disputes over who should shape federal vaccine guidance and how independent expert panels are used in policy decisions.
A federal vaccine advisory panel, recently influenced by new members appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to recommend delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for children until age 4, a move that has raised concerns among pediatricians and public health experts about increased risk of infection and the potential rollback of decades of progress in hepatitis B prevention.
CVS is withholding Covid vaccines in 16 states due to the lack of a recommendation from the CDC's advisory panel, highlighting regulatory challenges and potential impacts on vaccine access amid rising infections.
RFK Jr., now Secretary of Health and Human Services, openly criticizes vaccines and has replaced CDC vaccine advisory panel members with skeptics, raising concerns among Democrats and public health experts about vaccine safety and conflicts of interest, while some Republicans praise his challenge to conventional wisdom.