"California is going back to court because the Trump administration is violating federal law and pushing a reckless, unscientific childhood vaccine schedule that puts kids' lives at risk. These changes ignore decades of medical evidence and will lead to outbreaks of diseases we've already beaten."
"The states argue that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put children's lives at risk when it announced last month that it would stop recommending all children get immunized against the flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV."
"The health and safety of children across the country is not a political issue. It is not a culture war talking point."
More than a dozen states, led by California, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging the CDC's decision to stop recommending universal childhood vaccinations against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis, and RSV. Under the new guidance, these protections are now recommended only for high-risk groups or through shared decision-making with doctors. State officials argue the changes ignore decades of medical evidence, violate federal law, and will result in disease outbreaks and increased state spending on outbreak prevention. The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services dismissed the lawsuit as a publicity stunt, while the dispute reflects broader tensions between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration's public health policy changes under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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