US EditionPritzker Signs Law Expanding Vaccine Access, Criticizes RFK Jr.
The law mandates state-regulated insurers cover vaccines beyond federal guidelines and lowers the minimum age for pharmacist vaccine administration to 3, boosting access statewide.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB 767 in Chicago on Dec. 2, 2025, expanding vaccine access and empowering the Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Immunization Advisory Committee to set guidelines, with most provisions effective immediately and insurance changes starting Jan. 1, 2026.
- Federal rollbacks of vaccine policy prompted Illinois action after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed CDC recommendations and the CDC edited its vaccine safety webpage on Nov. 19.
- Key provisions require insurers to cover vaccines based on Illinois Department of Public Health recommendations, lower pharmacist vaccine age to 3, and codify Illinois Immunization Advisory Committee structure with override mechanisms.
- Signed just days before the ACIP meeting this week in Atlanta, the law lets Illinois respond swiftly to federal 'dangerous or anti-science actions' and IDPH has issued vaccine guidance and a statewide COVID-19 vaccine order.
- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is expected to consider delaying newborn hepatitis B shots, while a coalition of 15 Democratic governors warned last week that changes could harm trust and access.
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