"The lawsuit seeks to overturn Kennedy’s decision in May to end the government’s long-standing blanket recommendation for children and pregnant women to receive coronavirus shots."
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated the law and imperiled public health when he withdrew some recommendations about coronavirus vaccines, a coalition of medical associations alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday.
The lawsuit against Kennedy and other top government health officials seeks to overturn the health secretary’s decision in May to end the government’s long-standing blanket recommendation that children and pregnant women should receive the shots.
The reversal has made it difficult for some pregnant women to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their future children, according to the health groups that filed the lawsuit. Medical professionals rely on — and are sometimes legally bound by — federal vaccine recommendations to decide whom to immunize."
Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein and Sabrina Malhi report for the Washington Post July 7, 2025.
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