Applaud California for Standing Up for Science and Health

California leaders are taking bold action to protect children — and they deserve our applause.

Attorney General Rob Bonta is preparing to challenge the Trump administration’s drastic changes to the federal childhood vaccine recommendations, which removed several long-standing, science-backed immunizations from the CDC’s recommended schedule. These changes have alarmed pediatricians, public health experts, and parents across the country.

For decades, vaccine recommendations have been guided by medical evidence and expert consensus — not political ideology. By stepping in to challenge this rollback, California is standing up for science, safeguarding public health, and ensuring that children’s lives are not put at risk to appease an anti-vaccine agenda.

Medical organizations have made it clear: children’s health should never be a political bargaining chip. Vaccines prevent deadly diseases, protect vulnerable communities, and save countless lives every year. Weakening those protections without scientific justification endangers families nationwide.
California’s action sends a powerful message: facts matter, science matters, and children’s safety comes first.

Add your name to applaud California leaders for defending evidence-based medicine, protecting children’s health, and standing up to reckless attacks on public health safeguards.