Medical associations representing hundreds of thousands of doctors, medical professionals and scientists in the United States are suing the leaders of US health agencies for limiting who can get Covid-19 vaccines and for undermining overall vaccine confidence.

A coalition of doctors groups and public health organizations sued the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

Several leading medical organizations on Monday filed a suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and its Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arguing that the current policies on Covid-19 vaccine pose an imminent threat to public health.