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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from implementing changes that would reduce the number of vaccines recommended for healthy children, calling into question the legality of his reorganization of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Kennedy had moved to scale back routine vaccine guidance for flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis, and RSV—decades-old recommendations that some experts argue are excessive for otherwise healthy children. He also replaced ACIP’s 17-member panel, including several experts critical of over-vaccination, prompting the judge to suspend all committee actions and appointments.

“The current schedule overloads children with vaccines, many of which may be unnecessary for the healthy population,” said Kennedy, who has long advocated for reviewing vaccine policies to ensure safety and scientific basis. ACIP’s planned meeting this week to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and other issues was postponed.

Kennedy’s supporters say the judge’s injunction highlights the tension between entrenched federal practices and the need for a science-based, streamlined approach to childhood immunizations. Dr. Robert Malone, a Kennedy appointee, called the court order “a delay, not a defeat,” and reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to reevaluating vaccine recommendations.

The injunction is temporary, pending further legal proceedings, but it has reignited debate over whether the current vaccination schedule reflects best medical practice or simply tradition.

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