NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including money for rural health care and the early identification of disabilities in young children.
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., awarded the preliminary injunction late Sunday, siding with AAP in saying evidence showed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services likely had a “retaliatory motive” when it terminated grants to the pediatric group in December.
“This is not a case about whether AAP or HHS is right or even has the better position on vaccinations and gender-affirming care for children, or any other public health policy,” Howell wrote in her decision. “This is a case about whether the federal government has exercised power in a manner designed to chill public health policy debate by retaliating against a leading and generally trusted pediatrician member professional organization focused on improving the health of children.”
The seven grants terminated in December supported numerous public health programs, including efforts to prevent sudden unexpected infant death, strengthen pediatric care in rural communities and support teens facing substance use and mental health challenges.
AAP alleged the cuts were made in retaliation for the group speaking out against the Trump administration’s positions and actions. HHS said in letters to AAP that the grants were cut because they no longer aligned with the department’s priorities. The department has denied AAP’s allegations of retaliation.
AAP has been vocal about its support for pediatric vaccines and has publicly opposed HHS positions. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who helped lead the anti-vaccine movement for years — has made sweeping changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. Last year, the pediatrics group released its own recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines, which substantially diverged from the government’s guidance.
The group also supports access to gender-affirming care and has publicly criticized HHS positions on the topic, saying it opposes what it calls the government’s infringements on the doctor-patient relationship.
Explaining her decision, Howell said that AAP had shown it would likely suffer irreparable harm from the cuts. She also said the group had shown the public interest was in its favor in allowing the programs to continue as the lawsuit plays out.
Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which is representing AAP in the lawsuit, said the ruling shows that “no administration gets to silence doctors, undermine public health, or put kids at risk, and we will not stop fighting until this unlawful retaliation is fully ended.”
A spokesperson for HHS declined comment. Attorneys representing HHS in the lawsuit did not immediately respond to emailed inquiries.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated the U.S. Childhood vaccination schedule, reducing the number of diseases for which vaccines are universally recommended.
Under the revised guidance, several vaccines that had been standard for all children will now instead be recommended primarily for high-risk groups or through shared clinical decision-making between families and healthcare providers, rather than automatically for every child.
The vaccines no longer universally recommended for all children are those protecting against:
Rotavirus
Influenza
COVID-19
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Meningitis
In a statement posted Monday, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) President Dr. Andrew D. Racine called the decision to update the vaccine schedule “ill-considered” and said it will “sow further chaos and confusion and erode confidence in immunizations.”
“This is no way to make our country healthier,” he wrote.
The updated schedule still recommends routine vaccination for diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, polio, pertussis, tetanus, HPV and chickenpox for all children.
However, the shift has presented questions about what health professionals are recommending, whether insurance will continue to cover the cost of the vaccines and whether the updates will lead to lower vaccine uptake in the state.
Here’s what you need to know.
Which vaccines are doctors recommending?
Despite recent changes to the vaccine schedule, doctors are recommending that parents continue following the schedule released by the AAP, Dr. Zach Willis, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UNC Health, told The Charlotte Observer.
“The data that supports the recommendations for those vaccines has not changed, and there hasn’t been a significant update to the interpretation of the data,” Willis said. “The vaccine schedule is something that has been built very meticulously over the years. There is a very strong reasoning for every dose of every vaccine that’s recommended, and they’ve been tested.”
State health officials echoed that guidance, emphasizing that the underlying science supporting childhood vaccines has not changed.
“Vaccines remain one of the most effective means available to prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death,” a NCDHHS spokesperson told The Observer in an email. “NCDHHS recommends that clinicians continue to rely on their clinical training and professional judgment and consult information published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians when engaging in shared clinical decision-making with parents, caregivers and patients.”
Here’s when the vaccines that are no longer universally recommended by the CDC are recommended by the AAP:
Rotavirus: First dose at two months, second dose at four months
Influenza: One or two doses annually from ages six months to six years, the one dose annually for ages seven and up
COVID-19: At least one dose of the 2025-2026 vaccine after six months
Hepatitis A: First dose at 12 months, then a second dose six months after
Hepatitis B: First dose at birth, second dose at one month and a third dose at six months
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Seasonal administration during pregnancy if not previously vaccinated
Meningitis: Two doses anytime between the ages of 11 and 12, then a booster dose between the ages of 16 and 18
A nurse readies a syringe during a vaccination. Matt Stone/The Louisville Courier Journal Matt Stone/The Louisville Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK
Will insurance still cover the cost of vaccines?
Yes, Willis said.
“The new guidance put out by does not, in any way, prevent any parent or child, or any person from getting the vaccines according to the schedule,” he added.
Willis also emphasized that federal programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Vaccines for Children program will still cover the cost of vaccines, even if they’re not recommended.
That means most people will still save hundreds of dollars on vaccines, such as COVID-19, which carries an out-of-pocket cost of more than $200 at some pharmacy chains, The Charlotte Observer reported.
Will the updated schedule lead to lower vaccination rates?
It could, Willis said.
“That is certainly the concern,” said Willis. “I think that there are certainly a lot of folks who follow the vaccine recommendations very closely, but I think for the vast majority of people, they just accept the recommendations that their child’s primary care provider gives them.”
Recent data show that vaccine uptake for certain shots has already gone down.
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services data show just 20% of North Carolina residents have been vaccinated against the flu this season, with Mecklenburg and Wake counties at 20% and 25%, respectively. Those rates are lower than usual, as most counties are typically 30–50% vaccinated by this point, Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease specialist at UNC Health, previously told the Observer.
“It depends obviously on age and risk factors,” he added. “It’s not surprising that older people who are at higher risk are more likely to be immunized.”
A recent measles exposure in Gaston County, just west of Mecklenburg, also has health officials worried.
Dr. David Wohl, an infectious disease specialist at UNC Health, previously told the Observer that vaccination rates in North Carolina are likely not high enough to prevent an outbreak.
While the state’s overall vaccination rate is relatively high, coverage varies widely by community, Wohl said, and those gaps matter. He noted that measles is far less likely to spread when about 95% of people are vaccinated, but even small drops into the low 90s can significantly increase risk.
In areas where MMR rates fall into the 80% range, he said, a single case can quickly ignite an outbreak, calling it “a forest fire waiting to happen.”
What can parents do to protect their children?
Though the vaccine schedule changes could lead to lower vaccination rates, Willis said those who are vaccinated have little to worry about.
“I don’t think that we’re in a situation where anybody needs to live in fear,” Willis said, noting that people who are immunocompromised may need to be more cautious in public settings. “If a parent is immunocompromised themselves, or has a child who’s immunocompromised, they should talk to their specialist who manages that condition.”
Evan Moore is a service journalism reporter for the Charlotte Observer. He grew up in Denver, North Carolina, where he previously worked as a reporter for the Denver Citizen, and is a UNC Charlotte graduate.
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After winning big in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the Aam Aadmi Party workers celebrated in a big way in Uttar Pradesh. The workers danced to BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s hit number ‘Rinkiya ke papa’.
The AAP workers and supporters wore garlands around their necks while they danced in the viral video. As Manoj Tiwari’s song was played on the screen, the supporters cheered and clapped to the beat.
AAP’s unit in UP tweeted the video and wrote, “We won.” The tweet also included the lyrics of the song. The post was a jibe at Manoj Tiwari’s party BJP which has been ruling MCD for the last 15 years.
— Aam Aadmi Party- Uttar Pradesh (@AAPUttarPradesh) December 7, 2022
The AAP won 134 out of 250 wards in the MCD elections, 90 more seats compared to 2017. BJP on the other hand bagged 104 seats, 64 seats less than what they had won in 2017.
The BJP won three wards under Patparganj in the East Delhi assembly constituency which is held by Manish Sisodia. The names of the four wards under Patparganj constituency are Mayur Vihar Phase-II, Patpar Ganj, Vinod Nagar, and Mandawali. BJP’s Renu Chaudhary, Ravinder Singh Negi, and Shashi Chandna won three wards while AAP’s Devender Kumar won Mayur Vihar Phase II.
BJP also won all of the seats in Satyendra Jain’s constituency, which includes Saraswati Vihar, Paschim Vihar, and Rani Bagh.
Exit polls had predicted an AAP landslide in Delhi MCD and a big loss for the BJP. However, results have shown that the saffron party still holds command when it comes to civic polls. Despite 15 years of rule and the AAP government in the city, the saffron party managed to hold the fort and win 104 seats, better than the poll projections.
The Congress came a distant third in the civic polls, won just nine, 19 seats less than what the party did in 2017. The Independents bagged three seats.
Gujarat Election Exit Poll 2022: Gujarat Assembly election is being held in two phases, with the second and final phase concluding today (December 5). In the first phase, the election was held for 89 assembly segments. And in the second and last phase, which is currently underway, 93 assembly constituencies are up for grabs.
Gujarat Election Exit Poll Date and Timing: 6:30 pm, December 5
The Election Commission (EC) has directed that the exit polls cannot be broadcast or published between 8 am on November 12 and 6:30 pm on 5th December.
Himachal Pradesh went to polls in a single phase on November 12.
“Section 126A of the R.P. Act 1951 prohibits the conduct of Exit poll and dissemination of their results by means of print or electronic media during the period mentioned therein, i.e. between the hour fixed for the commencement of poll in the first phase and half an hour after the time fixed for the close of the poll for the last phase in all the States,” the commission said.
Gujarat Election Exit Poll: Where to watch live
Gujarat exit polls can be tracked on TV channels (Aaj Tak and India Today). The exit poll results can also be tracked on BusinessToday.in.
Gujarat Phase 1 Voting
Gujarat Phase 1 voting was held on December 1. Over 63 per cent turnout was recorded, which is lower than the number in 2017. The highest turnout was recorded in Narmada (78.24 per cent) followed by Tapi (76.91), Navsari (71.06), Morbi (69.95), Valsad (69.40) and Dangs (67.33). The lowest voter turnout was recorded in Botad 57.58 per cent.
Gujarat Phase 2 Voting
Gujarat Phase 2 polling is underway for 93 seats. Among the key seats going to polls in this phase are Ghatlodia, Vadgam, Viramgam, Gandhinagar South, Godhra, and Mahesana. BJP CM Bhupendra Patel is contesting from Ghatlodia while Hardik Patel is fighting from Viramgam, and Alpesh Thakor is from Gandhinagar South. Congress’ Jignesh Mevani is contesting from Vadgam.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote in Ahmedabad today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also vote from Ahmedabad. While Prime Minister Modi voted from Ranip, Shah will cast his vote from the Naranpura locality. The Prime Minister urged people to come out and vote in large numbers in phase 2 of voting in Gujarat.
PM Modi exercised his franchise at Nishan School in Ahmedabad’s Ranip. The PM tweeted, “Urging all those who are voting in Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections, particularly the young voters and women voters to vote in larger numbers. I will be casting my vote in Ahmedabad at around 9 am.”
Meanwhile, CM Bhupendrabhai Patel, Congress leader Bharat Solanki and BJP leader from Viramgam Hardik Patel have already cast their votes.
Besides PM Modi and Shah, other prominent people who will cast their vote today are Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel, Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor, former deputy CM Nitin Patel, former CM Shankersinh Vaghela, AAP CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi and cricketers Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, and Irfan Pathan. Vadodara’s royal family and Congress leader and MP Shaktisinh Gohil will also cast their votes on Monday.
The second phase of voting is currently underway in Gujarat across 93 constituencies spread across districts such as Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Aravali, Anand, Chhota Udaipur, Kheda, Patan, Dahod, Mahsagar, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Panchmahal and Vadodara.
Around 2.51 crore voters are eligible to vote in this phase of the Gujarat elections. Of these, 1.29 crore are men, 1.22 crore are women and 894 are from the third gender, as per Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat P Bharathi.
Gujarat elections phase 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will cast their votes today. The Prime Minister will cast his vote in Ahmedabad’s Ranip locality whereas Shah will cast his vote in the Naranpura locality of the city.
The second phase of voting in Gujarat will begin today across 93 seats in central and north Gujarat to decide the fate of 833 candidates. In this phase of voting, total of 2.51 crore voters– including 1.29 crore men and 1.22 crore women– are eligible to cast their vote.
Top 10 points to know
– Prime Minister Modi is a registered voter from Ranip and cast his vote from the locality in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and previous elections. The constituency falls under the Sabarmati area of Ahmedabad.
– Besides Modi and Amit Shah, CM Bhupendrabhai Patel, former deputy CM Nitin Patel and several other union ministers will also exercise their rights on December 5.
– PM Modi met his mother Heeraben on Sunday and spent nearly 45 minutes with her before leaving for the BJP Gujarat headquarters.
– The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have fielded candidates in all 93 seats whereas the Congress is contesting on 90 seats.
– The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has fielded 12 candidates whereas the Bahujan Samaj Party has 44 candidates.
– Key constituencies in this phase are CM Bhupendrabhai Patel’s Ghatlodia constituency in Ahmedabad, BJP leader Hardik Patel’s constituency Viramgam in Ahmedabad, Alpesh Thakor’s constituency Gandhinagar South and Jignesh Mevani’s constituency Vadgam in Banaskantha.
– Other constituencies include Jetpur (Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly Sukhram Rathva) and Vaghodia (BJP rebel MP Madhu Shrivastav).
– Average voter turnout stood at 63.31 per cent in the first voting phase, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
– In the 2017 Assembly elections, the BJP won 51 seats, Congress 39 and independent candidates bagged 3 seats.
– The BJP bagged 37 seats in central Gujarat while the Congress got 22. The Congress secured 17 seats in north Gujarat whereas the BJP bagged 14.
Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: Gujarat goes for the second round of voting on December 5, which will take place across 14 districts in the north and central Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Gandhinagar. The results will be announced on December 8.
The BJP and AAP have fielded candidates in all 93 of the seats that will vote in the second phase of elections, while the Congress has named candidates in 90 and has formed an alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in three of them.
Check out the full list of candidates here:
Vav (Banaskantha) – Swarpuji Thakor vs Geniben Thakor vs Dr Bhim Patel
Tharad (Banaskantha) Shankarbhai Chaudhary vs Gulabsinh Rajput vs Virchandbhai Chelabhai Chavda
Dhanera (Banaskantha) – Bhagwanjibhai Chaudhary Nathabhai Patel vs Suresh Devda
Danta (ST) (Banaskantha) – Ladhubhai Parghi vs Kantibhai Kharadi vs MK Bombadiya
Vadgam (SC) (Banaskantha) – Manibhai Vaghela vs Jignesh Mevani vs Dalpat Bhatiya
Palanpur (Banaskantha) – Ankitebhai Thakar vs Mahesh Patel vs Ramesh Nabhani
Deesa (Banaskantha) – Praveen Mali vs Sanjaybhai Rabari vs Dr Ramesh Patel
Deodar (Banaskantha) – Keshaji Chauhan vs Shuvaji Bhuriya vs Bhemabhai Choudhary
Kankrej (Banaskantha) – Kiratsingh Vaghela vs Amrut Thakor vs Mukesh Thakkar
Radhanpur (Patan) – Lovingji Thakor vs Raghubhai Desai vs Lalji Thakor
Chanasma (Patan) – Dilipkumar Thakor vs Dineshbhai Thakor vs Vishnubhai Patel
Patan (Patan) – Rajulben Desai vs Dr Kiritkumar Patel vs Lalesh Thakkar
Sidhpur (Patan) – Balvansingh Rajput vs Chandanji Thakor vs Mahendra Rajput
Kheralu (Mahesana) – Sardarsinh Chaudhary vs Mukeshbhai Desai vs Dinesh Thakor
Unjha (Mahesana) – Kiritbhai Patel vs Arvind Amratlal vs Urvish Patel
Visnagar (Mahesana) – Rushikeshbhai Patel vs Kirit Patel vs Jayantilal M. Patel
Bechraji (Mahesana) – Sukhaji Thakor vs Bhopaji Thakor vs Sagar Rabari
Kadi (SC) (Mahesana) – Karshanbhai Solanki vs Pravinbhai Parmar vs HK Dabhi
Mahesana (Mahesana) – Mukesh Patel vs PK Patel vs Bhagat Patel
Vijapur (Mahesana) – Ramanbhai Patel vs Dr Chaursinh Chavda vs Chiragbhai Patel
Himatnagar (Sabarkantha) – VD Jhala vs Kamleshkumar Patel vs Nirmalsinh Parmar
Gujarat Assembly Election 2022: The second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly election will take place on Monday, December 5. More than 60 per cent of eligible voters turned out for the first round of voting on Thursday. This time around, there are a total of 1,621 candidates running for the state’s 182 constituency seats.
In the second phase, 93 assembly segments, including Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Gandhinagar constituencies, across 14 districts in the north and central Gujarat will go to polls on Monday.
Gujarat, which has been ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 1995, will see a triangular fight between the ruling party, the Congress, and the new entrant the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has been aggressively campaigning in the western state.
The second round of voting will start at 8 AM and end at 5 PM.
There are a total of 2.54 crore eligible voters, and the second round of voting will take place at 26,409 polling places. To ensure smooth polling, the Election Commission (EC) will deploy over 84,000 polling personnel and 29,000 presiding officers across 14 districts.
Maninagar, a BJP stronghold and the home district of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Ghatlodia and the state capital of Gandhinagar, are some of the seats that are anticipated to see the most intense competition on December 5.
Check out the complete list of constituencies in Phase 2 of Gujarat Assembly Elections:
On Sunday, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election will take place, setting the stage for the crucial municipal elections, which are primarily seen as a three-way race between the BJP, the AAP, and the Congress.
This is the first civic election following the new delimitation process, and the MCD elections will take place between the two phases of Gujarat Assembly elections, on December 1 and 5. Elections for the 250 MCD wards are set to take place from 8 am to 5.30 pm.
The MCD election results will be announced on December 7, a day before the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
More than 1.46 crore residents in 250 wards are eligible to vote in the civic polls, which are widely regarded as a three-way race between the BJP, the AAP, and the Congress.
On Sunday, there will be a deployment of about 40,000 Delhi Police officers, 20,000 home guards, and 108 CAPF and SAP companies. All Delhi government schools were closed on Saturday due to the election, and the MCD schools will also be closed on December 5—the day after the election.
While the Congress is running for 247 seats, the BJP and the AAP have each fielded 250 candidates. The BJP is running for a fourth term as the civic organization’s ruling party. There are a total of 1,349 candidates running for the MCD polls, including 709 women.
The MCD elections have historically had low voter turnout, with Delhi recording turnouts of 43.24 per cent in 2007, 53.39 per cent in 2012, and 53.5 per cent in 2017. In contrast, Delhi’s parliamentary and assembly elections saw significantly higher turnout in 2014, 2015, 2019, and 2020, with 66.4 per cent, 67.13 per cent, 67.4 per cent, and 62.59 per cent, respectively.
On election day, Delhi Metro train services on all lines will begin at 4 a.m. from all terminal stations, with trains running every 30 minutes until 6 a.m. Following that, metro trains will operate on a regular Sunday schedule throughout the day.
The State Election Commission has declared a ban on alcohol sales from 5.30 PM on December 2 to 5.30 PM on December 4. Again, on the day of the results (December 7), liquor sales will be prohibited in Delhi.
Haryana Panchayat Election results: The counting is underway for 143 Panchayat Samitis and 22 Zilla Parishads that went to polls on November 22. The elections of panches and sarpanches of all gram panchayats were completed on November 25. A maximum of 14 counting tables and a minimum of 10 counting tables have been arranged at each counting centre.
So far, results have been announced for several Zilla and Panchayat seats. In a massive setback, the BJP, the ruling party in the state, has lost all ten seats in Panchkula.
BJP’s Nayab Saini’s wife Suman Saini also lost the election from ward number 4 in the Ambala district. Suman lot the election to Rajesh Devi by 236 votes.
In Sirsa, Indian National Lok Dal’s Karan Chautala has won Zila Parishad seat by a margin of 600 votes.
The results have also been announced for Gurugram, Faridabad and Dadri. In Gurugram, BJP’s four candidates won the election while 5 seats went to independents.
In Panipat, for Zilla Parishad chairman Ashu Shera has lost the election. Ashu is the wife of Satyawan Shera, former chairman of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
The AAP, which contested the local body polls for first time in the state, has won many seats. In Ambala, AAP candidate Makhhan Singh Labana won by over 1000 votes, Gurjeet won from ward number 12, and Harvinder Kaur won from ward number 6. In Sirsa, Happy Rania has won from ward number 7, Gurcharan Singh from ward number 1, Rajvir Singh from ward number 5, Gurbhej Singh from ward number 8 and Jasdev Nikka from ward number 22. The AAP candidates also won in Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Sonipat, Jind.
A fresh CCTV video has emerged showing housekeeping services in the cell of jailed Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain. In the two-minute-long post by news agency ANI, two persons can be seen making Jain’s bed inside the cell of Delhi’s Tihar prison, where he is lodged after being arrested in a money laundering case probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
#WATCH | CCTV video emerges of housekeeping services going on in the cell of jailed Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain. Later, he can also be seen interacting with people in his cell. pic.twitter.com/tw17pF5CTQ
Jain is also seen interacting with some people, including the now-suspended Tihar Jail superintendent, Ajit Kumar. Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar has suspended Ajit Kumar. This is the latest in a series of videos that have emerged in the past few days showing Jain is in good health and being given proper treatment inside the jail.
Earlier, a video had emerged in which Jain was seen taking a massage service by a fellow inmate. The video triggered a huge controversy over the ‘special treatment’ being given to jailed minister in Tihar, which is run by the Delhi government of Arvind Kejriwal. The BJP slammed the Delhi chief minister and asked him how could Jain be given such a facility.
The AAP, however, defended the video saying Jain was sick and the doctors had advised him to bed rest and regular physiotherapy. However, later it turned out that the person who was giving him a massage was not a physiotherapist but a rape accused.
Jain recently claimed that he was not getting proper food and that he had lost 28 kgs. However, a new video surfaced to prove that he was getting good quality food. In the video, Jain was seen enjoying his meal in jail.
According to the news agency, Tihar Jail sources said that the minster had gained 8 kg of weight while being in jail, contrary to his lawyer’s claims of him having lost 28 kgs.
On Saturday, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court said that the loss of weight of Jain was on account of his not consuming regular food and the jail administration was not responsible for the same.
The ED initiated the money laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR filed by the CBI on 24 August 2017.
The CBI filed a chargesheet on 3 December 2018 against Satyendar Jain, his wife Poonam Jain, Ajit Prasad Jain, Sunil Kumar Jain, Vaibhav Jain, and Ankush Jain. The central agency said that Jain while holding the office as a minister during the period 14 February 2015 to 31 May 2017 had acquired assets that were disproportionate to his known sources of income.
