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Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Overhaul of Vaccine Recommendations
MEDPAGE TODAY ^ | March 16, 2026

Posted on 03/16/2026 2:37:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway

HHS secretary violated federal procedures in revamping advisory committee, judge says

A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.

The decision Monday halts an order by Kennedy -- announced in January -- to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis, and RSV.

Leading medical groups voiced alarm at the changes. The American Academy of Pediatrics and some other groups amended a lawsuit filed in July, asking the judge to stop the government from scaling back the nation's childhood vaccination schedule.

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To: napscoordinator
What? Kids have have been getting the vaccines for decades.

Not as many as today's poor kids do, and not all at once.

41 posted on 03/16/2026 4:41:13 PM PDT by Kleon
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To: Antoninus
I thought SCOTUS already ruled they couldn’t.

Not nationwide, at least.

42 posted on 03/16/2026 4:48:19 PM PDT by daler
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To: Kleon

And not as early.


43 posted on 03/16/2026 5:04:52 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: af_vet_1981

“Murphy was recommended to the White House by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey.”

He has no shortage of baggage.


44 posted on 03/16/2026 5:06:54 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: nickcarraway

Where did this judge get his medical degree?


45 posted on 03/16/2026 7:44:07 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: nickcarraway

I thought it was decided that district judges cannot do nation-wide injunctions.


46 posted on 03/16/2026 8:27:24 PM PDT by PTBAA
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To: butterdezillion; nickcarraway; metmom
Cmon….you’re being reactionary. The CDC wuz ONLY recommending that a baby get injected 20+ times by the 6 month mark. /s


47 posted on 03/16/2026 8:44:56 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: nickcarraway

In the end the judge should be charged as an accessory to harming children and even murder.


48 posted on 03/16/2026 9:21:34 PM PDT by Revel
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