More than a dozen states are suing for the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) new guidelines as to what routine vaccines should be for children and adolescents. 

This change has taken away the recommendation for vaccines such as the rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, and the second dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV). 

15 states including Arizona, California, Maryland, and Pennsylvania are suing the Trump Administration. This lawsuit is led by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. 

While Virginia is currently choosing not to take part in this lawsuit, the state is still choosing to defy the recommendations from the CDC and is instead following the guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 

Mayes and Bonta decided to sue over the unprecedented changes because they see them as “irresponsible” and “dangerous attacks” on science. Shapiro chose to join the lawsuit to challenge what he sees as an “unlawful” and “dangerous” overhaul of the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule on the Trump Administration’s part. 

The states partaking in the lawsuit hope to get the newly created guidelines reviewed, block the removal of universal recommendations for seven vaccines, restore expert advisors, and prevent increasing state costs for public health outbreaks. 

The date for the lawsuit has not yet been decided, as the lawsuit was filed in late Feb. For updates on the lawsuit view the California Weekly Department of Justice (DOJ) Weekly Newsletter.