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Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate appointments. The combined MMR vaccine is currently given at 12 to 15 months of age and again between ages 4…

The Conversation

Despite federal efforts to drop some children’s vaccine recommendations, Texas requirements unchanged

Public health officials said some parents are confused about what vaccines are required to attend Texas schools amid efforts to change recommendations.

The Texas Tribune

Insurers Extended Their Vaccine Coverage Pledge Through 2027, But Parents Should Still Check Plan Documents This Fall

AHIP extended its no-cost vaccine pledge through 2027. Here is why it is not a legal guarantee and what parents should check at open enrollment.

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The HPV Vaccine Has Cut Cervical Cancer by 87% in Three Countries: Here Is Why That Outcome Is Under Threat

The HPV vaccine cut invasive cervical cancer by 86–88% in three countries with long-term data. Here's what CIDRAP calls the strongest prevention evidence in modern medicine — and the threat it faces.

Medical Daily

The FDA Already Approved This Fall's COVID Vaccine Strain, but No One Has Officially Said Who Should Get It

The FDA approved this fall's COVID vaccine strain in May, but the committee that determines who should get it and insurance coverage has had no quorum since March. Here's the gap.

Medical Daily

A Rewritten Federal Vaccine Charter Could Determine Whether Your Fall Flu Shot Is Covered by Insurance

A rewritten federal vaccine committee charter and ongoing court fight mean fall 2026 flu and COVID vaccine insurance coverage decisions have no official body to finalize them.

Medical Daily

A New Vaccine Option Is Now Available for Kids with Diabetes, Heart Disease, or Other Chronic Conditions

FDA approved Capvaxive for kids 2-17 with chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, June 18, 2026. Here's what families managing pediatric chronic illness need to know.

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RFK Jr. pushed CDC to stop promoting flu vaccine during deadly outbreak, leaked emails show

The move came after RFK Jr won confirmation by telling lawmakers that vaccinations played a ‘critical role in healthcare’

The Independent UK

Leading OB-GYN group breaks from CDC on maternal vaccination schedule

Medical societies endorse ACOG’s schedule, saying maternal vaccines are ‘key element’ of protection

The Guardian - US

‘Petty, loud & obnoxious’: Donald Trump’s new surgeon general pick spent months trashing him online, then she hit delete

Receipts don’t disappear that easily.

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‘Uncharted territory’: uncertainty as US vaccine guidance falls apart under Trump

Several shots – including flu and Covid – lost their CDC recommendations under overhauls from the White House

The Guardian - US

Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism

The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists

The Independent UK

US left without functioning vaccine panel as adviser says ‘drama distracts’

Move comes after judge voided Kennedy’s ACIP picks, leaving key flu, Covid and RSV vaccines in limbo

The Guardian - US

Confusion abounds over future of US vaccine advisory committee

Former ACIP members make contradictory statements following judge essentially invalidating panel and recent decisions

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Reason

Federal Judge Blocks RFK Jr.'s Arbitrary Changes to Childhood Vaccine Policy

Under Kennedy's oversight, HHS has "undermined the integrity of its actions" with respect to its immunization recommendations, the court ruled.

Salon

RFK Jr.'s vaccine fight isn't over

Kennedy's critics celebrated the ruling, while the Trump administration vowed to overturn it

The Independent UK

A judge’s ruling halts momentum on RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy

The Independent UK

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s proposed changes to childhood vaccine schedule and his remaking of advisory panel

In January, federal health officials announced the department was cutting back the number of vaccines recommended for all children

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Judge blocks vaccine changes recommended by RFK Jr.'s advisers

The injunction is another blow to Kennedy's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.

The Guardian - US

Federal judge blocks RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations

Unprecedented changes to routine US immunization recommendations ‘arbitrary and capricious’, court says

The Guardian - US

Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal

US based Covid vaccine guidance for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say

The Guardian - US

US vaccine panel retreats from mRNA Covid review ahead of midterms

Advisers to RFK Jr drop the plan to end federal guidance amid Republican worries about the political impact

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say

HHS calls MIT professor ‘more than qualified’ for advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’

The Guardian - US

CDC vaccine panel meeting postponed amid RFK Jr bid to reshape policy

Postponement of ACIP meeting this month comes as US pediatricians challenge committee’s legitimacy in court

The Guardian - US

FDA refuses to consider Moderna flu shot in move experts claim is part of ‘anti-vaccine agenda’

Experts say ‘they’re just coming up with reasons’ as agency says application lacked ‘adequate and well controlled’ trial

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