Who's In Charge of Vaccines Now?

"The Trump administration likely broke the law, the judge's 45-page decision argued, when it dismissed and abruptly reconstituted the CDC's expert vaccine-advisory panel last June, stacking the committee with members who have aggressively questioned the safety of vaccines. Top health officials also probably acted illegally, the ruling said, when they made sweeping alterations to the nation's childhood-immunization schedule in January, without the input of their own, remade panel."

"If the decision becomes final, it stands to all but wipe away a year's worth of vaccine-policy change at the CDC. The judge's ruling calls for staying 'all votes taken' by the panel since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. remade it-essentially resetting the United States' vaccine-policy clock to early 2025."

"Since the Trump administration took office, states and professional medical societies have broken with the CDC, vaccine recommendations have splintered, and trust in federal health agencies, especially in their vaccine advice, has plunged. This latest ruling shifts the nature of the United States' vaccine chaos, but the turmoil is far from done."

A federal judge issued a 45-page preliminary ruling finding the Trump administration likely broke the law when it dismissed and reconstituted the CDC's vaccine-advisory panel in June, stacking it with members who question vaccine safety. The ruling also found that top health officials probably acted illegally when making sweeping changes to the nation's childhood-immunization schedule in January without consulting the remade panel. If finalized, the decision would invalidate a year of vaccine-policy changes and reset the vaccine-policy clock to early 2025. The Trump administration has indicated it will appeal. Since taking office, the administration's actions have caused states and medical societies to break with the CDC, fragmented vaccine recommendations, and significantly eroded public trust in federal health agencies regarding vaccine guidance.

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