15 States Sue the Trump Administration Over Vaccine Schedule Revisions
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Fifteen states, led by Democrats, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to reverse recent federal changes that reduced the number of routine childhood vaccines from 17 to 11.
- The lawsuit challenges the administration’s decision to alter the vaccination schedule and the replacement of members on the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
- Defendants named include the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC, and its acting director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta criticized the administration for ignoring scientific research and warned that the changes could harm children’s health and strain state resources.
- The suit argues that the new vaccine recommendations lack scientific evidence and are improperly based on comparisons
