Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

This bill proposes an amendment to the Public Health Service Act, establishing new requirements for the inclusion of COVID-19 vaccines on the child and adolescent immunization schedule. It specifically prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and related agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from placing any COVID-19 vaccine on this schedule unless all clinical data concerning its safety and efficacy is publicly posted. This data, which must include any adverse effects, is required to be made available on the CDC's public website and must be deidentified to protect individual health information. Furthermore, the legislation mandates the immediate removal of any COVID-19 vaccine already present on the child and adolescent immunization schedule as of the bill's enactment date. The Secretary is directed to take all necessary administrative actions to effectuate this removal. While removed, these vaccines can be subsequently re-added to the schedule, but only if the stipulated requirement for public posting of all clinical data is fully satisfied.