An official at the Department of Health and Human Services led by Kennedy confirmed the postponement. The judge, who was appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, blocked Kennedy's 13 ACIP appointees from continuing to serve in their positions and upended votes they had previously taken to reshape vaccine policies. Vaccine makers waryVaccine makers have grown increasingly wary of US vaccine policy, including the makers of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Pfizer , BioNTech, and Moderna. Companies that make other shots on the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule include Merck, Sanofi and GSK. The judge has earned the scorn of Trump and his allies for repeatedly blocking administration initiatives, including core parts of the Republican president's hardline immigration agenda.

Source: The Telegraph March 17, 2026 09:03 UTC