https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ The January 2026 HHS schedule change, the March 2026 court order, the appeal and what cdc.gov shows today, each quoted from its source and dated. en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ cdc-schedule-page-date Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT The schedule CDC currently publishes on cdc.gov is headed 'Addendum updated July 2, 2025' Source: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-age.html https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ cdc-court-notice Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT CDC's schedule page (cdc.gov): “Pursuant to the preliminary order issued on March 16, 2026, in American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Kennedy et al., No. 1:25-cv-11916 (D. Mass.), which stayed all votes taken by the ACIP during its June, September and December 2025 meetings, and further stayed the Acting CDC Director’s January 5, 2026 Decision Memo revising the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule, the July 2, 2025 immunization schedule posted here is the current CDC Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age for Healthcare Professionals.” Source: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-age.html https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ ca1-argued-2026-10-06 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT CourtListener docket for the First Circuit appeal, AAP v. Kennedy, No. 26-1503: “Date Argued: Oct. 6, 2026” Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73286021/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/ https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ court-district-case-stayed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT US District Court, D. Mass., AAP v. Kennedy (1:25-cv-11916), docket entry 354, 11 Sep 2026: “Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 352 Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Resolution of the First Circuit Appeal. The case is STAYED until the Court of Appeals issues a decision.” Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/?page=5#entry-354 https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ eo-14420-litigation-delay Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Executive Order 14420, signed 10 Aug 2026, published in the Federal Register 14 Aug 2026: “However, implementation of my Administration's prior directives regarding childhood vaccines has been delayed due to litigation over the composition of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and separate updates to the Federal vaccine schedule.” Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16730/delivering-gold-standard-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-for-americans https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ ca1-reply-brief-stay-not-challenged Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The government's reply brief to the First Circuit, AAP v. Kennedy, No. 26-1503, served 21 Jul 2026, printed page 5: “The stay of the January 5 Memo is not challenged.” Source: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.54202/gov.uscourts.ca1.54202.00108479827.0.pdf https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ ca1-opening-brief-stay-not-disturbed Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The government's opening brief to the First Circuit, AAP v. Kennedy, No. 26-1503, served 17 Jun 2026, Introduction: “It does not seek to disturb the stay of the January 5 Memo, which rests on independent grounds, and it does not ask this Court to disturb the stay of the CDC-adopted ACIP votes in the interim; on remand, the district court may consider whether that relief is warranted under the counts that remain.” Source: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.54202/gov.uscourts.ca1.54202.00108463828.0.pdf https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ eo-14407 Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT EO 14407 (signed 29 May 2026, published 3 Jun 2026) directs CDC and ACIP to review the assessment and take appropriate steps to update the schedule Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11180/realigning-united-states-core-childhood-vaccine-recommendations-with-best-practices-from-peer https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ court-appeal-1st-cir Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT US District Court, D. Mass., AAP v. Kennedy (1:25-cv-11916), docket entry 308, 30 Apr 2026: “USCA Case Number 26-1503 for 306 Notice of Appeal filed by National Institutes of Health, Marty Makary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/?page=4#entry-308 https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ court-stay-2026-03-16 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT US District Court, D. Mass., AAP v. Kennedy (1:25-cv-11916), docket entry 291, Judge Brian E. Murphy, 16 Mar 2026: “MEMORANDUM AND ORDER on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary relief is GRANTED in part.(i) The Court STAYS the January 2026 Memo revising the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705. (ii) The Court STAYS the appointments of the thirteen ACIP members appointed on June 11, 2025, September 11, 2025, and January 13, 2026. (iii) The Court further STAYS all votes taken by the now-stayed ACIP.” Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70722326/american-academy-of-pediatrics-v-kennedy/?page=4#entry-291 https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ aap-2026-schedule Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The AAP published its 2026 schedule on 26 Jan 2026, recommending routine immunization against 18 diseases; its article says the recommendations differ from a schedule recently issued by CDC Source: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/AAPs-recommended-childhood-and-adolescent-immunization-schedule-for-2026.aspx https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ hhs-2026-01-05-decision-memo Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT On 5 Jan 2026 Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill signed a decision memorandum accepting the HHS scientific assessment and updating the childhood schedule Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260415152741/https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/cdc-acts-presidential-memorandum-update-childhood-immunization-schedule.html https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ hhs-2026-10-diseases-plus-varicella Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT HHS (fact sheet, 5 Jan 2026) said CDC would continue to recommend that all children be immunized against 10 diseases plus varicella; other immunizations to be for high-risk groups or shared clinical decision-making Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260328082317/https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/fact-sheet-cdc-childhood-immunization-recommendations.html https://childrensvaccine.org/changes/ hhs-2024-baseline-17-immunizations Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT HHS (fact sheet, 5 Jan 2026) contrasted its new schedule with the CDC schedule at the end of 2024, which recommended 17 immunizations for all children Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260328082317/https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/fact-sheet-cdc-childhood-immunization-recommendations.html