Judge blocks RFK Jr. from scaling back childhood vaccine recommendations

A federal judge temporarily blocked U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from reducing the number of vaccines recommended for children, ruling that he likely violated federal procedures when restructuring a key vaccine advisory committee. The court action halts Kennedy's efforts to scale back childhood immunization guidelines that have been standard public health practice for decades. The ruling suggests Kennedy may have bypassed required administrative processes in his attempt to overhaul vaccine policy, which could affect millions of American children. Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, was appointed by President Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The temporary injunction preserves current vaccine recommendations while the legal challenge proceeds through federal court.