GOVERNOR SHAPIRO JOINS LAWSUIT AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER CHANGES TO CHILDREN’S VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS

Governor Josh Shapiro is joining a lawsuit against the federal government over changes to vaccine recommendations for children.  The lawsuit challenges a CDC memo in January that took the “universally recommended status” away from seven childhood vaccines – rotavirus, meningitis, hepatitis A and B, influenza, COVID and RSV.  The changes, put in place by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have raised concerns that the new rules could lower vaccination rates.  The lawsuit challenges new CDC guidelines that no longer recommend vaccines for everyone for certain diseases, instead leaving decisions up to parents and doctors.