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Justice Dept Appeals Block on RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Cut

5/3/2026

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The Justice Department appealed Judge Brian Murphy’s March 16 ruling that blocked Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cut to childhood vaccinations, filing a pleading with no reasons.
Murphy said Kennedy’s reconstitution of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices violated federal law and stripped 13 of its 15 members.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups, expecting to win on appeal, noted the committee’s postponed March meeting and no late-June agenda.

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The Justice Department appealed Judge Brian Murphy’s March 16 ruling that blocked Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cut to childhood vaccinations, filing a pleading with no reasons.
Murphy said Kennedy’s reconstitution of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices violated federal law and stripped 13 of its 15 members.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups, expecting to win on appeal, noted the committee’s postponed March meeting and no late-June agenda.