In a significant policy move, the US Department of Health and Human Services reinstated the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, disbanded since 1998. This action follows a lawsuit filed by the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense, founded by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The task force aims to improve vaccine safety, quality, and oversight, reporting to Congress within two years. Key figures including NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, FDA Commissioner Martin Makary, and CDC Director Susan Monarez are involved. This development occurs amid criticisms of altered vaccine policies and membership changes in advisory panels under Kennedy’s leadership, indicating ongoing tensions in US public health governance.