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A federal court in Massachusetts has ordered suspending the implementation of a series of vaccination policy changes pushed over the past year by the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"The Court concludes that, in addition to being contrary to law, the issuance of the January 2026 Memo was arbitrary and capricious because it abandoned the agency’s longstanding practice of getting recommendations from ACIP before changing the immunization schedules without sufficient explanation," said Justice Brian E. Murphy, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, referring to the CDC announcement earlier this year where it announced the alteration of the child and adolescent immunization schedule.
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The ruling is not final and could be appealed in higher instances. In the meantime, the ruling keeps the previous recommendations in force and reopens the debate on how to balance scientific criteria, political decisions and public confidence in health matters.
"The Court concludes that, in addition to being contrary to law, the issuance of the January 2026 Memo was arbitrary and capricious because it abandoned the agency’s longstanding practice of getting recommendations from ACIP before changing the immunization schedules without sufficient explanation," said Justice Brian E. Murphy, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, referring to the CDC announcement earlier this year where it announced the alteration of the child and adolescent immunization schedule.
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The ruling is not final and could be appealed in higher instances. In the meantime, the ruling keeps the previous recommendations in force and reopens the debate on how to balance scientific criteria, political decisions and public confidence in health matters.
Federal judge blocks RFK Jr. vaccination reform
The decision represents a major setback for the Trump Administration's health policy.
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