Medical Groups Will Try to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Six leading medical organizations plan to sue to overturn recent revisions to the childhood vaccination schedule announced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which reduced routine immunizations from 17 to 11 diseases.
- The new schedule recommends vaccines for six diseases, including hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and flu, only after consultation with a healthcare provider, a change the medical groups argue lacks scientific support and could harm public health.
- The organizations also seek to block a February meeting of federal vaccine advisers appointed by Kennedy, with a court hearing scheduled for February 13 in western Massachusetts.
- The Health and Human Services Department spokesman Andrew Nixon defended the administration's actions, stating the vaccine advisory committee operates lawfully and transparently, and its February meeting will proceed
