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"This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health."

"This [2026] decision recommits HHS to all three [transparency, rigorous science, and respect for families]."

"This decision commits NIH, CDC, and FDA to gold standard science, greater transparency, and ongoing reassessment as new data emerge."

"No family will lose access.This [2026] framework empowers parents and physicians to make individualized decisions based on risk, while maintaining strong protection against serious disease."

"The data support a more focused schedule that protects children from the most serious infectious diseases while improving clarity, adherence, and public confidence."

“I think that a reduced schedule is going to endanger children and lay the groundwork for a resurgence in preventable disease.”

“Changing the pediatric vaccine schedule based on no scientific input on safety risks and little transparency will cause unnecessary fear for patients and doctors, and will make America sicker.”

"This wildly irresponsible decision will put lives at risk."

“There will be more diseases, more infection, more hospitalizations.”

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A federal judge in Oregon ruled Thursday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exceeded his authority when he issued a December declaration stating that gender-affirming care for minors was neither "safe nor effective."

A federal judge in Oregon ruled Thursday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. exceeded his authority when he issued a December declaration stating that gender-affirming care for minors was neither "safe nor effective."

The declaration, released in late December, stated it "supersedes" statewide or national standards of care and warned that providers could be barred from Medicare and Medicaid for offering gender-affirming care to minors.

The declaration, released in late December, stated it "supersedes" statewide or national standards of care and warned that providers could be barred from Medicare and Medicaid for offering gender-affirming care to minors.

A coalition of 21 states, all led by Democrats, sued Kennedy and HHS in late December, arguing the declaration circumvented federal rulemaking requirements and unlawfully sought to strip states of their authority to regulate medicine.

A coalition of 21 states, all led by Democrats, sued Kennedy and HHS in late December, arguing the declaration circumvented federal rulemaking requirements and unlawfully sought to strip states of their authority to regulate medicine.

The federal government argued Kennedy's declaration was a "non-binding policy position" akin to an opinion piece, while states contended it had already prompted HHS to refer at least 17 hospitals to its Office of Inspector General for investigation.

The federal government argued Kennedy's declaration was a "non-binding policy position" akin to an opinion piece, while states contended it had already prompted HHS to refer at least 17 hospitals to its Office of Inspector General for investigation.

Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, appointed by former President Joe Biden, granted summary judgment in favor of the states after a roughly six-hour hearing, saying the declaration "materially modified" the federally recognized standard of health care.

Judge Mustafa Kasubhai, appointed by former President Joe Biden, granted summary judgment in favor of the states after a roughly six-hour hearing, saying the declaration "materially modified" the federally recognized standard of health care.

The Oregon ruling came days after a separate federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked several of Kennedy's vaccine policy changes, finding he likely violated federal procedures by revamping a key vaccine advisory committee and altering the childhood vaccine schedule without the committee's input.

The Oregon ruling came days after a separate federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked several of Kennedy's vaccine policy changes, finding he likely violated federal procedures by revamping a key vaccine advisory committee and altering the childhood vaccine schedule without the committee's input.

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