US States Sue Trump Administration Over Changes to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations

Fifteen Democratic-led US states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its rollback of routine childhood vaccine recommendations. The new policy, introduced under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., limits universal immunization advice for diseases like flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis, and RSV to high-risk children. State officials argue this change undermines scientific consensus and public health, while the Department of Health and Human Services calls the lawsuit a publicity stunt. The dispute highlights tensions over federal public health policy shifts.