A coalition of doctors and public health organizations has sued Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over changes to vaccine policy which they say undermine public trust in vaccines. The complaint, filed in a U.S. district court in Massachusetts, accuses RFK Jr. of violating federal law by unilaterally altering COVID-19 vaccine recommendations — without scientific evidence — for children and people who are pregnant. The American Academy of Pediatrics called the move an “assault on science, public health and evidence-based medicine.” The Academy’s president, Dr. Susan Kressly, spoke in a video accompanying the lawsuit.

Dr. Susan Kressly: “Because this wasn’t just sidelining science. It’s an attack on the very foundation of how we protect families and children’s health. And the consequences could be dangerous. … The American Academy of Pediatrics isn’t standing by. We’re stepping up. We’re taking legal action, because we believe children deserve better. We’ve published our own immunization schedule for decades, and will continue to do so, because kids can’t wait for politicians to sort this out.”