As Trump weighs appeal of vaccine ruling, Kennedy supporters push for fight
Source: Reuters
April 1, 2026 6:06 AM EDT Updated 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are pressing for a fight for the U.S. vaccine overhaul their "Make America Healthy Again" movement helped create. But two weeks after a court ruling halted key aspects of the vaccine revamp, the Trump administration has not taken any steps to appeal, a delay longer than for other cases where President Donald Trump has aggressively fought federal rulings challenging his agenda.
Meanwhile, Republicans are busy strategizing how best to defend slim majorities in the U.S. House and Senate in November's midterm elections, complicating the vaccine fight. The Trump administration is still weighing whether to appeal, according to four senior administration officials, as it works through which health issues are most voter friendly.
The administration must balance the support of millions of Kennedy's MAHA backers, who were already upset by Trump's order to boost pesticide production, against low general public support for his vaccine agenda. MAHA is seen as an important constituency whose votes were key to Trump's win in the 2024 election.
"The White House has a very delicate needle to thread here because it wants to preserve all of its coalition heading into the midterms," said Jeff Grappone, a Republican political strategist.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-weighs-us-vaccine-appeal-kennedy-supporters-want-fight-2026-04-01/
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