Federal judge stalls health secretary RFK Jr.’s overhaul of vaccine policy

Summary: A federal judge in Boston just hit pause on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to change U.S. vaccine rules. The judge said the government likely broke the law when it changed the childhood vaccine schedule and fired the experts on a key health committee. The court noted that the new committee members don't have the right scientific background in vaccines or immunology. While the government plans to appeal the decision, the White House might be backing away from the vaccine debate because it's a major election year. This ruling is a big win for doctors and public health, but the legal fight over vaccine rules isn't over yet.

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