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Public health groups sue over CDC vaccine recommendations
Plaintiffs argue CDC's vaccine schedule cut from 17 to 11 is unscientific and driven by anti-vaccine appointees, risking public health, according to lawsuit filed in Massachusetts.
- Recently, several public health groups filed a lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts challenging the CDC's early January decision to reduce childhood vaccine recommendations from 17 to 11, which plaintiffs say was not science-based.
- Early last year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disbanded the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced most members, a move plaintiffs say produced biased recommendations including appointee Robert Malone, who promoted COVID-19 disinformation.
- Experts countered that comparing countries is not a sound scientific rationale as the CDC lessened human papillomavirus vaccine dosing and removed hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal disease, rotavirus, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus.
- The complaint asserts a pattern of unexplained policy changes and misinformation, alleging defendants changed vaccine policy unlawfully and used ACIP deliberations to spread harm, seeking to revert CDC guidance.
- Polling shows a trust gap that frames reactions to the lawsuit: a KFF tracking poll found 35 percent trust Kennedy for vaccine information versus 69 percent for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Truthout has launched a $50,000 fundraiser in the next 9 days.
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Public health groups sue over CDC vaccine recommendations
A coalition of medical groups have expanded an ongoing lawsuit against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to now challenge and reverse the reductions made to the childhood vaccine schedule. A group of plaintiffs including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Public…
·Washington, United States
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Medical groups challenge Kennedy-backed cuts to vaccine recommendations for children
Several medical organizations have asked a judge to declare the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision this month to narrow the list of vaccines recommended for children unlawful, calling the move "egregious, reckless, and dangerous."
·United Kingdom
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