Re: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/health-policy-watch-us-drops-six-common...
Extracts below. Full text: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/14/health/vaccine-recommendations-aap-block
'Six prominent medical associations say they will ask the courts to reverse the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new recommendations for what vaccines children should get.
'The American Academy of Pediatrics said Wednesday that it’s part of the effort with the American College of Physicians, the American Public Health Association, the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine...
'The medical groups’ first request to a federal judge is to restore the vaccine schedule to where it was on April 15, 2025, before any changes were made by HHS under Kennedy.
'The second request is to stop ACIP from meeting at the end of February. The groups say the panel relies on “spurious evidence” to make its recommendations, and they are seeking to replace the members, saying Kennedy appointed advisers who lack the required experience and credentials.'
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