Overview

• A coalition led by the American Academy of Pediatrics and American College of Physicians sued under the Administrative Procedure Act on July 7, arguing Kennedy unlawfully removed COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
• The complaint claims candidates for the reconstituted ACIP had to be registered Republicans or Independents and were barred if they had criticized Kennedy or President Trump.
• House Oversight Committee Democrats Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi have called for a CDC briefing by July 17 and documents on member selection and policy shifts by July 24.
• Since June, the eight-member ACIP has banned thimerosal-containing flu vaccines, launched a review of the childhood immunization schedule, and heard anti-vaccine activist Lyn Redwood.
• Dr. Sean O’Leary and other experts warn that sidelining evidence-based advisers could undermine public trust in vaccine guidance and endanger lives.