RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine changes to CDC vaccine guidance blocked by judge

A federal judge blocked RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine changes to CDC vaccine guidance, delivering a decisive check on political interference in public health policy. The ruling halted a direct attempt to weaken vaccine recommendations that have long stood on scientific consensus. This judicial pushback, citing procedural overreach, protects 40 years of established immunization protocols from abrupt ideological shifts. The decision preserves access to routine vaccines for millions of children and adults, preventing the erosion of trust in CDC authority at a time when vaccination rates for measles and polio hover critically near 93%—below herd immunity thresholds.