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A federal judge in Boston ruled that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to overhaul vaccine policy in the United States were likely illegal.

The preliminary ruling from Judge Brian E. Murphy said that Kennedy’s remake of the vaccine advisory panel and his changes to the childhood vaccine schedule violated the Administrative Procedure Act, which governs how federal agencies put into effect policy changes.

The ruling isn’t final, as the Trump Administration can, and likely will, appeal and the lawsuit may still proceed to trial. However, it is a win for the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups that had accused the Trump Administration of acting unlawfully in its efforts to overhaul vaccine policy. That’s because these types of rulings are only typically granted if a judge thinks a party will succeed.

“This is a significant victory for public health, evidence-based medicine, the rule of law, and the American people,” Richard Hughes, an attorney for the medical groups, said in a statement cited by USA Today.

The decision halts Kennedy’s order, announced in January, to end broad recommendations for children to be vaccinated against........

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