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Story summary
- On February 19, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention canceled the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks to change vaccination policies, including expanding exemptions.
- ACIP had previously voted to remove the newborn hepatitis B vaccine.
- Major medical groups sue to stop the meeting, citing anti-vaccine influence and federal guidelines violations.
- Jay Bhattacharya becomes acting director of the CDC.
