Vaccines and Public Health Policy

A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reconstituted Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from implementing major vaccine-policy changes — including proposed overhauls to the childhood vaccination schedule — after finding the appointments likely violated federal procedure, forcing HHS to postpone advisory meetings. At the same time, Axios‑Ipsos polling shows public confidence eroding (trust in the childhood schedule fell to 60% from 71%, 70% of Americans have little or no trust in vaccine information from Kennedy and 68% distrust Surgeon General nominee Casey Means), even as roughly one‑third of Americans say they identify with Kennedy’s "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement.