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01/22/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Major Lawsuit Filed Against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Earlier today, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a federal RICO lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) — alleging decades of fraud related to childhood vaccine safety claims.

Here’s what CHD alleges:

▪️ The AAP has profited from the childhood vaccine system since the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
▪️ The AAP has promoted the claim that vaccines are “fully tested and proven safe,” despite gaps in safety testing and monitoring
▪️ AAP policy statements and publications allegedly concealed material facts about safety risks and financial incentives tied to vaccine schedule compliance
▪️ Families and physicians relied on this guidance — resulting in injuries, deaths, and loss of medical licenses

CHD compares this case to United States v. Philip Morris, where to***co companies were held accountable for denying health risks while profiting from harmful products. This lawsuit similarly challenges a powerful medical trade association for decades of alleged fraudulent health claims.

Who are the co-plaintiffs?
✔️ Families of three children who died following childhood vaccination
✔️ A child denied a valid medical exemption under AAP-influenced policies
✔️ Two physicians who lost their licenses after offering medical opinions that contradicted AAP guidance

But make no mistake — AAP and its allies will fight this aggressively.

The stakes are enormous.

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) and five other plaintiffs today accused the American Academy of Pediatrics of running a decades-long racketeering scheme to defraud American families about the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule. CHD filed the RICO suit in the U.S. District Court for the Distr...

01/21/2026

💙 Health Action MA is updating our Pediatric Provider Recommendations!

Do you have a pediatric provider you trust and would recommend to other families?

We are building the Health Action MA Provider Connector to help families find pediatric providers who practice true informed consent and work collaboratively with parents in medical decision-making — taking into account medical history, individual circumstances, and family values including religious belief.

Your recommendation can help another family find respectful, family-centered care.

👉 Submit a provider recommendation here: https://tinyurl.com/DrRecMA

Thank you for helping us support families across Massachusetts. 🤍

Disclaimer: no provider lists will be published. If you are seeking a provider please email hello@healthactionma.org

01/19/2026

“Education stands as the equalizer, a gift we can offer uniformly to all children, transcending disparities.”
— Candice Edwards, Health Action MA

When children are excluded from school, the harm doesn’t stop at academics — it affects their social growth, mental health, and future opportunities.

Education should unite us, not divide us.

💛 Help us protect access to education for all children.

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01/18/2026

With recent changes at both the federal and state level, it’s understandable that Massachusetts parents have questions about school vaccine requirements.

That’s why we’re starting a multi-part series to clearly explain what has changed, what hasn’t, and what families need to know.

👉 Part One breaks down the current school immunization requirements in Massachusetts.

01/16/2026

Five years ago today, parents learned something powerful:
hard work, persistence, the right legal experts, and refusing to back down can make real change happen.

When families organized and stood their ground, an unjust flu vaccine mandate was withdrawn — and students kept their access to school.

Today, we remember that moment and what it taught us:
advocacy works when communities stay engaged.

Thank you to ICAN for their incredible work — not only on the flu mandate, but for everything they have done and continue to do for our children — to the team at Health Action MA, and to every single person who spoke up and refused to back down.

01/15/2026

While the U.S. Supreme Court signaling new constitutional protections for religious exemptions in school attendance gives families some much-needed hope, we cannot afford to become complacent.

We may not hear anything for months — or even a year — and in the meantime, we must do everything we can to preserve these protections right now.

For nearly 8 years, Health Action MA has held the line for families, fighting to keep children in school and protect religious, medical, and parental rights. But in today’s highly reactionary policy climate, this work is more urgent than ever — and we can’t do it without your support.

👉 Please consider making a donation, or setting up even a $5 contribution, to help us keep going.
Visit HealthActionMA.org/donate, click the link in our bio, or comment DONATE and we’ll send it to you.

🙏 Huge thank you to Aaron Siri or Siri & Gilmstad, Sujata Gibson of Gibson Law Firm, and all involved for their incredible work defending religious liberty and protecting children’s access to education. Your leadership gives families across the country hope.

01/08/2026

THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE IS OFFICIALLY BACK IN SESSION

The Massachusetts House and Senate officially convened today— marking the start of the second annual session of the 2025–2026 two-year legislative cycle.

What Does This Mean?

Now that the Legislature has convened, bills that are still active from last year can start moving again.

Because this is the last half of two-year session, time pressure increases, decisions can happen faster, and — as we’ve seen in the past — policy is often added into budget language.

In other words: make sure you’re following this page and signed up for our newsletter so you’re alerted when your immediate action is needed.

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01/05/2026

CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule in unprecedented overhaul following pandemic trust issues

NEW GUIDELINES TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AS OFFICIALS CITE NEED TO REBUILD PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST AFTER PANDEMIC

Here is the complete list and which category they fall into, according to HHS:

Recommended for all children:

- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Whooping cough
- Hib
- Pneumococcal conjugate
- Polio
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- HPV
- Varicella (chickenpox)

Recommended for those at high risk:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Dengue
Meningococcal A
Meningococcal B

Recommended based on shared clinical decision making:

- Rotavirus
- COVID-19
- Influenza
- Meningococcal disease (for non-high-risk)
- Hepatitis A (for non-high-risk)
- Hepatitis B (for non-high-risk)

Despite the changes, the HHS said that insurance will still cover the vaccinations without cost-sharing.

The changes are effective immediately.

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01/05/2026

CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule in unprecedented overhaul following pandemic trust issues

NEW GUIDELINES TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AS OFFICIALS CITE NEED TO REBUILD PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST AFTER PANDEMIC

Here is the complete list and which category they fall into, according to HHS:

Recommended for all children:

- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Whooping cough
- Hib
- Pneumococcal conjugate
- Polio
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- HPV
- Varicella (chickenpox)

Recommended for those at high risk:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Dengue
Meningococcal A
Meningococcal B

Recommended based on shared clinical decision making:

- Rotavirus
- COVID-19
- Influenza
- Meningococcal disease (for non-high-risk)
- Hepatitis A (for non-high-risk)
- Hepatitis B (for non-high-risk)

Despite the changes, the HHS said that insurance will still cover the vaccinations without cost-sharing.

The changes are effective immediately.

U.S. childhood immunization schedule reduced to 11 diseases from 18 under new CDC guidelines in major overhaul.

01/01/2026

From our Health Action MA family to yours, wishing you a happy and healthy 2026.

12/31/2025

We are only halfway through the 2025–2026 legislative session, and we have already accomplished so much this year! Our wins include moving a bill off the floor, stopping a budget amendment that quietly included language from the Community Immunity Act, flagging schools as “elevated risk,” and stopping S.1557, which would have removed the religious exemption.
2026 is shaping up to be our most challenging year yet, and your support helps us stay strong. Thank you for your continued support and advocacy—these session wins would not be possible without YOU.
Donate today at HealthActionMA.org/donate today!