Judge blocks vaccine changes recommended by RFK Jr.'s advisers
A federal judge on Monday blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from carrying out vaccine policy changes recommended by his handpicked advisory committee, including a dramatic overhaul of the childhood vaccination schedule. Why it matters: The injunction from U.S. District Court Judge Brian Murphy is another blow to Kennedy's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy at a time when the White House is seeking to limit vaccine critics' influence within the administration. • It doesn't prevent the panel from holding a scheduled meeting this week, but stays the advisers' appointments and any votes on further policy changes. Driving the news: Murphy wrote that the vaccine policy changes should be paused because the Department of Health and Human Services likely violated administrative procedure. • It's also likely that Kennedy's advisory committee doesn't comply with federal law, he wrote. The decision came in response to a request from the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical associations asking…
16 Mar 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday