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Kennedy's Vaccine Overhaul Hits Court Walls as Year-End Policy Reckoning Looms

6/26/2026

Kennedy Jr.'s effort to restructure U.S.

vaccine policy has stalled in the courts, with federal judges temporarily freezing his most sweeping moves and a pivotal ruling expected by year-end in a case brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The next few months will determine not just the shape of childhood immunization schedules but how Americans perceive vaccines as a public health tool for years to come.

Courts Check Kennedy's Boldest Moves Kennedy came into office promising to restore public trust in vaccines while scrutinizing the pharmaceutical and medical establishment — a combination that quickly generated political blowback and accusations of spreading misinformation.

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