Court blocks HHS changes to childhood vaccine schedule

Becker’s Hospital Review – Monday, March 16, 2026
By Ella Jeffries

A federal judge on March 16 blocked efforts by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restructure U.S. childhood immunization policy and overhaul the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee.

The court concluded ACIP was unlawfully constituted under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and vacated its prior actions, according to the ruling, issued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Becker’s reviewed the ruling; it voided all votes taken by Mr. Kennedy’s appointees and reinstated the 17 previously removed members. The panel’s next meeting had been scheduled for March 18-19.

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