Executive Order on Vaccines Defies Federal Ruling
A new executive order from the White House directs the CDC to align the childhood immunization schedule with those of peer nations, potentially leading to legal challenges. Medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, have criticized the order, arguing it promotes a misleading narrative about vaccine policies. The order may not significantly change the ACIP's functioning, as it must still adhere to legal constraints established by a federal judge.
- ▪The White House order instructs the CDC to consider vaccine schedules from other developed nations.
- ▪The American Academy of Pediatrics has challenged the validity of the assessment that prompted the order.
- ▪Legal representatives warn that any changes to the immunization schedule could face litigation due to ongoing court cases.
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If the US CDC follows a new White House order directing the agency’s advisers to align the childhood immunization schedule with “peer nations,” it will likely trigger new legal action, according to an attorney representing medical organizations that are currently in litigation over the administration’s vaccine policies.The order said the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) should use as a “guiding resource” a much-criticized assessment conducted by an ex-FDA official that claimed that American children received more vaccines than children in other developed nations.The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the lead plaintiff in the ongoing lawsuit, has debunked that assessment, noting the scientific, cultural, and geographical reasons why the US schedule is…
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