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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations

a man in a suit looks off to the side
Health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. Photograph: Allison Robbert/AP

The appointment of a controversial slate of vaccine advisers by Robert F Kennedy Jr likely violated federal law, and all votes taken by the committee over the past year have been stayed, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

The advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP) is not able to meet later this week, since its membership has been invalidated, the judge said. The meeting has been postponed, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official said.

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