A federal court froze the 2026 childhood vaccine schedule. Who writes it is the fight.
The advisory committee that shaped U.S. immunization policy for decades was replaced, then bypassed. In March a judge stayed the result.
Four months after a court froze the vaccine schedule, the US still has no functioning ACIP
The appeal is moving on an expedited track, with a status report due this month. But CIDRAP's vaccine-policy trackers make a pointed argument: a working committee could exist right now, if HHS chose to seat one.
CDC posts a new ACIP charter that drops the vaccine-expertise requirement
The committee's founding document now asks for a 'balanced range' of expertise rather than vaccine-specific knowledge, and adds review of non-vaccine alternatives to its mandate.
A Louisiana judge paused the state's mifepristone lawsuit instead of ruling on it
Louisiana wanted mail and telehealth access to the drug shut down immediately. The judge denied that request but didn't dismiss the case either — he gave the FDA until October to finish its own review.
A judge stayed the reconstituted CDC vaccine panel and its January schedule changes
Judge Brian Murphy found the government likely broke two federal laws when it bypassed ACIP and replaced its members. The ruling reverts the childhood schedule and cancels this week's ACIP meeting.