Overview
- Federal Judge Brian Murphy granted standing to groups including the American Academy of Pediatrics to contest HHS vaccine policies and plaintiffs plan to seek expedited relief ahead of the Feb. 25–26 ACIP meeting.
- HHS and CDC put into effect a revised framework that trims universally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 and shifts others to high‑risk or shared clinical decision‑making categories.
- Vaccines moved off the universal list include hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, influenza, RSV, and meningococcal shots, and new guidance in some reports reduces the HPV recommendation to a single dose.
- The lawsuit targets Kennedy’s June removal of 17 independent ACIP members and seeks to void subsequent votes, including the panel’s December move on newborn hepatitis B and the earlier COVID‑19 ‘shared decision‑making’ policy adopted by CDC in October.
- CDC staff and outside experts say the overhaul bypassed the customary evidence review, insurers say they will cover vaccines through 2026, and local health authorities such as San Francisco intend to follow the AAP’s full schedule.