States Sue Trump Administration Over Vaccine Changes

Fifteen states, led by Democrats, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging recent changes to federal childhood vaccine recommendations. The lawsuit targets the United States===United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the United States===Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and its acting director, Jay Bhattacharya. The plaintiffs seek to reverse the administration's January decision to reduce the number of routinely immunized diseases from 17 to 11 and to nullify the replacement of members on the United States===Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. States argue that the new schedule lacks scientific basis, could strain state resources, and increase public health risks. This lawsuit follows a similar one filed in July by medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, concerning COVID vaccine recommendations.