"Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy and other top officials in the Trump administration have waged an "unprecedented attack on the nation's evidence-based childhood immunization schedule," a lawsuit, filed by 15 states, charged on Tuesday. Their actions will make people sicker and strain state resources, the suit claims."
"The suit also challenges Kennedy's abrupt firing and "unlawful replacement" of 17 experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which recommends which vaccines children and adults should receive, "with unqualified individuals whose minority anti-vaccine views align with Kennedy's."
"A coalition of 14 attorneys general and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, is suing Kennedy, who has long promoted debunked theories linking vaccines to autism, as well as HHS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and its acting director, Jay Bhattacharya."
The Trump administration has implemented significant changes to the nation's childhood vaccine schedule under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known vaccine critic who has promoted debunked theories linking vaccines to autism. These actions constitute an unprecedented attack on evidence-based immunization practices, according to a lawsuit filed by 15 states led by California and Arizona. The administration fired 17 experts from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with individuals holding anti-vaccine views. Scientists emphasize that vaccines represent one of public health's greatest achievements, and their importance is increasing as warming temperatures accelerate infectious disease spread. The multistate coalition argues these changes are scientifically unsound, confusing, and unlawful, claiming they will increase illness and strain state resources.
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