RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Overhaul Faces Federal Judge

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy has indicated he may rule against the government’s changes to vaccine guidance and a vaccine advisory panel.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in Washington on Feb. 11, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The Trump administration’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations will face a federal judge on Feb. 13.

Lawyers representing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other government officials will appear in Boston before Judge Brian Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, along with attorneys for the American Academy of Pediatrics and other health organizations that are challenging the changes.