Trump Admin Appeals Vaccine Schedule Cut

0:00It's April 30th, welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI. The Trump administration just filed an appeal against the judge's ruling that's blocking big cuts to the childhood vaccine schedule. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted to drop recommendations for shots like flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, certain meningitis types, and RSV for all kids. A federal judge in Boston shut that down back on March 16th, keeping the full schedule in place for now. This stems from a lawsuit kicked off in July by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups. It started over Kennedy pulling COVID vaccine wrecks for most kids and pregnant women, but got expanded as he kept making changes that rattled doctors. Kennedy, known for his anti-vaccine stance, fired the whole 17-member advisory committee last year and stacked it with skeptics. The judge, abide in the pointy, ruled those moves, likely broke federal law and paused all their work, including meetings.

1:01Earlier this month, the administration tweaked the committee's charter to let in more of Kennedy's picks, but that didn't fix the legal fight. The plaintiff's lawyer called the appeal disappointing, yet predictable, vowing to stop what he sees as a wrecking of public health policy. While the appeal plays out, the stay holds firm, so kids vaccine guidance stays unchanged. Local groups are digging in, betting science wins this round.