- Docket No.
- 3:26-cv-01609
- District Court
- California Northern
Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action
- Declaration that agency action is unlawful
- Vacate agency action
Issues
Litigation Content
Potential Impact:
Why This Matters:
Plaintiffs, a coalition of states, allege that the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) violated the Administrative Procedure Act in downgrading vaccines on the childhood immunization schedule; replacing members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; and changing recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine. Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that federal health agencies failed to observe required procedures and acted arbitrarily and capriciously. Federal vaccine recommendations have been used to set vaccine policy across the country.
Potential Impact:
Changes to vaccine recommendations should be made only with scientific justification and could lead to reduced coverage, increased vaccination hesitancy, increased risk of the spread of preventable diseases, and increased mortality.