RFK Jr. Faces Lawsuit by 15 States Over US Vaccine Changes

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule is facing a fresh legal challenge from 15 states that argue the changes will make people sicker and strain local budgets.

Over the past year, Kennedy dramatically reshaped a key US advisory panel to incorporate vaccine skeptics, then later oversaw changes to the national immunization schedule that pared back the number of shots recommended for America’s children.