Judge blocks vaccine rollback
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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.
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The judge said the government has undermined its history of recognizing the importance of involving independent experts in setting the national public health agenda.
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston who blocked major parts of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s sweeping moves to upend U.S. immunization policies has already drawn the ire of President Donald Trump's administration for numerous rulings impeding his policies in other cases.
A new Axios/Ipsos American Health Index poll shows Americans are losing confidence in the federal government to make recommendations about childhood vaccines. From June 2025 to March 2026, public trust in federal childhood vaccine recommendations dropped 11 points,
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis on leaving the CDC and calling out RFK Jr. A key federal vaccine advisory panel has postponed its upcoming meeting after a federal judge blocked what scientists say are dangerous changes to U.