Overview
- The American Academy of Pediatrics and six other organizations filed a federal lawsuit to reverse HHS/CDC changes that narrowed routine childhood vaccination from 17 to 11 diseases.
- The complaint seeks to block the current ACIP from meeting in February and alleges Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stacked the panel with unqualified members holding anti‑vaccine views.
- The revised guidance moves RSV, hepatitis A and B, dengue, and meningococcal vaccines to high‑risk use and shifts flu, COVID‑19, and rotavirus to shared clinical decision‑making with clinicians.
- HHS defends the overhaul as aligning with peer nations and says insurers will continue to cover the affected vaccines, while clinicians warn of confusion and reduced uptake.
- State responses are diverging, with Minnesota publicly maintaining the broader schedule as legal challenges advance, including related litigation that a judge allowed to proceed earlier this month.