2026年2月17日 晚上10:32 UTC / 路透社
作者：丹·莱文（Dan Levine）和罗宾·雷斯波（Robin Respaut）
旧金山，2月17日（路透社） – 加州总检察长在周二的采访中表示，加州正准备提起诉讼，挑战特朗普政府近期对美国儿童疫苗接种建议所做的联邦层面调整。
作为美国人口最多的州的总检察长，罗布·邦塔（Rob Bonta）还表示，他“或许”愿意与特朗普政府及美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）合作，以限制药企针对所谓疫苗伤害的广泛联邦豁免权。
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美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）未立即回应置评请求。
加州若就儿童疫苗接种计划提起诉讼，将对联邦政府施加法律压力。此前，医疗组织和公共卫生专家已警告称，这些政策调整可能导致疫苗接种率下降。
自肯尼迪去年上任以来，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）已彻底改变了长期以来的疫苗政策。该机构发布了新的免疫接种计划，取消了轮状病毒、流感、脑膜炎球菌病、甲型肝炎和乙型肝炎疫苗的统一推荐接种建议，转而要求家长根据其所谓的“共同临床决策”模式咨询医疗服务提供者。
美国儿科学会（AAP）及其他主要医疗组织已提起诉讼，试图阻止新的疫苗接种计划，理由是这一全面调整缺乏证据支持且程序违法。诉讼请求包括撤换由肯尼迪任命的免疫实践咨询委员会（ACIP），并推翻其相关决定。
周二接受路透社采访时，邦塔与康涅狄格州总检察长威廉·汤（William Tong）均对肯尼迪的疫苗观点表示不屑。关于新诉讼，邦塔透露“团队已动员起来”，正在研究“起诉状的具体内容、管辖法院选择、我方诉讼资格等所有需要明确的法律细节”。
他未透露诉讼的具体时间和细节。汤也表示“正在紧急筹备”，其办公室发言人随后证实，康涅狄格州正与加州合作，准备联合多个州提起集体诉讼。
在疫苗伤害赔偿方面，美国法律规定，大多数寻求起诉药企的人必须向HHS管理的特殊疫苗法庭提交索赔，该法庭旨在快速处理案件，但同时对赔偿金额设限，并限制药企的法律责任。
这一制度长期以来受到肯尼迪及其盟友的批评，部分原因是HHS在相关案件中代表政府进行辩护，而非由药企直接应诉。在领导HHS之前，肯尼迪曾代表疫苗受害者提起诉讼，并在组织针对默克公司Gardasil疫苗的大规模诉讼中发挥了关键作用，而美国法官在多起案件中支持了默克公司的立场。
邦塔对国会赋予特定行业（包括疫苗制造商）的广泛豁免权表示怀疑，但他强调不想迎合肯尼迪所宣扬的反疫苗观点。
“我只相信事实和科学。我不想给那些……我是说，纯粹的阴谋论言论任何传播空间，”邦塔表示。
“当然，存在制药公司犯错并基于事实伤害他人，但却凭借绝对豁免权逃避责任的情况，”邦塔补充道，“这种情况是可能发生的。”
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Exclusive: California preparing lawsuit over Trump administration vaccine changes
February 17, 2026 10:32 PM UTC / Reuters
By Dan Levine and Robin Respaut
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The state of California is preparing a lawsuit challenging recent federal changes to U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations made by the Trump administration, the state’s attorney general said in an interview on Tuesday.
Rob Bonta, the attorney general of the most populous U.S. state, also said he would “maybe” be open to working with the Trump administration and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit broad federal immunity for drug companies over alleged vaccine injuries.
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HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A California lawsuit over the childhood vaccination schedule would add legal pressure on the administration, as medical organizations and public health experts have warned the changes could lower vaccination rates.
Kennedy has upended longstanding vaccine policies since his taking office last year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new immunization schedule that removed universal recommendations for vaccines against rotavirus, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B, stating that parents should consult with healthcare providers under what it calls shared clinical decision-making.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other leading medical organizations have sued in a bid to stop the new vaccine schedule, arguing the overhaul was illegal and not driven by evidence. The suit seeks to replace the Kennedy-appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and have its decisions overturned.
In an interview with Reuters on Tuesday, Bonta and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong both expressed disdain for Kennedy’s views on vaccines. In terms of new litigation, Bonta said his “team is mobilized” and is “looking at what the complaint looks like, where to file, what our standing is, all the, all the things we have to have locked in.”
Bonta did not provide additional details about the planned lawsuit, including when it would be filed. Tong also said “we’re scrambling our jets,” and a spokesman for his office later confirmed that it is working with California on a potential multistate filing.
When it comes to vaccine injuries, U.S. law mandates that most people seeking to sue drug manufacturers file their claims with a special vaccine court run by HHS that aims to address claims quickly, while capping compensation and limiting liability for the companies.
The program has long been targeted by Kennedy and his allies, in part because HHS defends those cases, rather than pharma companies themselves. Before leading HHS, Kennedy represented plaintiffs claiming vaccine injuries and played an instrumental role in organizing mass litigation against drugmaker Merck over its Gardasil vaccine. A U.S.judge ruled for Merck in many of those cases.
Bonta expressed skepticism towards broad immunities conferred by Congress to specific corporate sectors, including vaccine makers, but he said he did not want to feed anti-vaccine views espoused by Kennedy.
“I like the facts. I like science. I don’t want to give any airtime to his– I mean, just conspiracy bullshit,” Bonta said.
“Can there be an example of a pharmaceutical company that did something wrong, and hurt people based on the facts, and they’re enjoying absolute immunity when they should have accountability? Yeah, that’s possible,” Bonta added.
Reporting by Dan Levine and Robin Respaut in San Francisco; editing by Peter Henderson and Ethan Smith
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