A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy. On Monday, a judge in Boston temporarily blocked Kennedy’s firing of a major CDC vaccine panel, votes taken by his replacement picks, and his cuts to the childhood vaccine schedule. Judge Brian Murphy says Kennedy likely broke federal rules and ignored required procedures. The development stymies Kennedy’s momentum at a key political moment. The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had been moving away from vaccine efforts and toward a less contentious agenda on healthy food ahead of November’s midterm elections.
