Medical Groups Challenge Vaccine Policy Rollback in Court

Major U.S. medical organizations have taken legal action to prevent the Trump administration from enacting new guidelines that reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines. They are also seeking to bar a vaccine advisory panel, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from its next scheduled meeting.

Representatives from the American Academy of Pediatrics presented their case to U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, arguing that the recent changes undermine national vaccination policies and put public health at risk. According to James Oh, counsel for the groups, these changes represent a severe deviation from established public health protocols.

The changes, initiated by a vaccine-skeptic at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, downgraded or removed recommendations for several common childhood vaccines. Therapists and educational advisors urged swift judicial intervention ahead of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' meeting, stressing the committee's current bias and lack of balance.