Court temporarily blocks childhood immunization schedule changes and ACIP appointments
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Updated · Hamilton County Reporter · Apr 30
Court temporarily blocks childhood immunization schedule changes and ACIP appointments
11 articles · Updated · Hamilton County Reporter · Apr 30
A federal district court in Boston halted Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s revised CDC childhood vaccine schedule and his replacement of 17 ACIP members.
The article says Kennedy cut universal recommendations from 17 to 11 vaccines, shifting six shots, including hepatitis B, influenza and RSV, to shared decision-making or high-risk groups.
It says some states and medical groups are developing their own guidance as immunisation rates fall and vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and whooping cough, rise.
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