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Appeals Court Hears Lawsuit Challenging Kennedy Vaccine Overhaul

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC · How we work

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces an appeals court hearing on a lawsuit to block his vaccine overhaul.
Medical groups sued over the vaccine schedule changes.
In January, Kennedy and the CDC cut the childhood vaccine schedule from 18 diseases to 11.
A district court blocked the schedule changes, ruling Kennedy’s dismissal of CDC committee members unlawful.
Pennsylvania reported 1,004 measles cases, 198 hospitalizations, five deaths, one-third under 18.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces an appeals court hearing on a lawsuit to block his vaccine overhaul.
Medical groups sued over the vaccine schedule changes.
In January, Kennedy and the CDC cut the childhood vaccine schedule from 18 diseases to 11.
A district court blocked the schedule changes, ruling Kennedy’s dismissal of CDC committee members unlawful.
Pennsylvania reported 1,004 measles cases, 198 hospitalizations, five deaths, one-third under 18.