— The federal government can "restore a lawful ACIP" and meet "at any time," AAP president says
June 16, 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) pushed back on HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims that the CDC's vaccine panel is unable to meet due to a recent ruling in a lawsuit challenging changes to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule.
On June 12, Kennedy took to X to announce the filing of a motion asking the First Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite an appeal of the district court's order that he contended left the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) "without a quorum."
