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ACIP Disbanded — Chairman Milhoan Confirms that ACIP Disbanded in Response to Federal Court Ruling; Sources Indicate Administration Opts to Reconstitute ACIP Rather Than Appeal.

IMA: “Big Pharma-Backed Medical Groups Use the Courts to Protect Industry Profits at the Expense of American Families.”

By Independent Medical Alliance (03/19/26)

imahealth.substack.com/…

Summary (ai assisted, edited; image from article).

Our Take follows the summary.

ACIP Chairman Dr. Kirk Milhoan confirmed that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been disbanded following a March 16, 2026, federal court ruling by U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy.

Murphy’s sweeping ruling stayed appointments of 13 ACIP members, nullified all committee votes since June 2025, and blocked January 2026 revisions to the childhood immunization schedule.

Independent Medical Alliance (IMA) sources said the Administration will reconstitute a new committee rather than appeal.

Key Events

  • Judge Murphy’s 45-page opinion responded to a lawsuit by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and six other medical organizations challenging Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ACIP changes.

  • Decision canceled March 18-19, 2026, ACIP meeting, which was to discuss vaccine injury for the first time in the committee’s 62-year history.

    (Many vaccine-injured, including those in React19, had pinned their hopes on this meeting. Link below.)

  • Dr. Milhoan — a pediatric cardiologist and IMA Senior Fellow and ACIP chair — was named in the opinion.

    (So was ACIP co-chair Dr. Robert Malone. Links below.)

Court Ruling Details

  • Blocked revisions reducing routine childhood vaccine recommendations from 17 to 11 diseases, aligning with European standards.

  • Voided votes to: remove hepatitis B birth dose for low-risk infants, transition COVID-19 vaccination to shared clinical decision-making, and eliminate thimerosal (mercury) from children’s flu vaccines.

Dr. Ryan Cole Statement

Dr. Ryan Cole, IMA Head of Medical & Scientific Affairs, stated the ruling occurred when industry interests were threatened, described prior ACIP as industry-captured, supported ACIP reconstitution for scientific integrity, and emphasized evidence-based, patient-accountable processes.

About Judge Murphy

  • Appointed by President Biden in late 2024.

  • Recommended by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, who received significant pharmaceutical industry contributions.

  • Previously a public defender and criminal defense attorney.

  • In 2025, attempted to block Trump administration deportation policy despite Supreme Court stay; even criticized by liberal Justice Kagan.

  • Issued rulings halting immigration enforcement and other executive actions.

About AAP

  • AAP receives donations from Pfizer, Merck, Moderna, Sanofi, and other vaccine manufacturers.

  • Sought to maintain broader vaccine schedule, mandates for COVID-19 and newborn hepatitis B, and eliminate non-medical exemptions.

  • Supports gender-affirming care for minors including puberty blockers and hormones.

  • Opposed transparency initiatives like data pauses for safety verification.

About Dr. Ryan Cole

  • Mayo Clinic–trained, board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with subspecialty expertise in dermatopathology and molecular diagnostics.

  • Has reviewed hundreds of thousands of tissue and blood samples through Cole Diagnostics, the independent laboratory he founded in Boise, Idaho, in 2004. Has identified emerging biological and immune-system patterns before they surface in broader population data.

  • IMA Senior Fellow since the program began.

  • Has testified before federal, state, and international legislative bodies on vaccine safety, medical freedom, and pandemic policy.

  • Helped pass Idaho’s landmark Medical Freedom Act, which Governor Brad Little signed into law in April 2025. (See Capitol Clarity, below.)

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Our Take

It’s time public health stopped killing and disabling people of all ages (animals too). States, not Federal government, are constitutionally responsible for public health.

In an ideal world…

  • Feds would STOP funding and get out of the public health business completely.

  • States would STOP taking federal money for public health.

  • Parents would educate their kids outside the public school system. Exiting the system currently is the only way to protect kids and parental rights.

With this administration backing away from strong vaccine reform, failing to address geoengineering, and pushing untested and dangerous 6G cell technology and liability-free pesticides, we have to wonder where they really stand. So many campaign promises to Make America Healthy Again seem to have gone down the tubes.

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Covid Justice Resolution

In the wake of these developments, it’s even more urgent to read and sign the Covid Justice Resolution, here: covidjustice.org

The COVID-19 response produced the most sweeping suspension of civil liberties in modern American history. Emergencies do not suspend the Constitution. This resolution repudiates COVID-era overreach and affirms binding protections for liberty in any future public-health crisis.

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Capitol Clarity

For inspiration and hope, please listen to a one-hour Capitol Clarity discussion about ending vaccine mandates in Idaho (other states are trying as well).

Excerpt:

Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) presents Capitol Clarity: Ending Vaccine Mandates

Idaho made history in 2025 with the passing of the Medical Freedom Act, S1210a. This year, H0808 (Expanded Medical Freedom Act) is strengthening those protections, including:

  • Closing school mandate loopholes.

  • Moving Idaho’s vaccine registry to a strict "opt-in" system.

  • Ensuring children’s health remains in the parents’ hands, NOT the government’s.

Learn how these medical freedom protections to end vaccine mandates were built in 2025 and what’s next for Idaho.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Ryan Cole – Nationally recognized pathologist and advocate.

  • Rep. Rob Beiswenger – A lead sponsor and champion for your rights.

  • Sarah Clendenon – IFF Operations Director and co-founder of Health Freedom Idaho.

📌NOTE: H0808 is stuck in committee 8-8. The sponsor, Rep. Rob Beiswenger hopes to make some amendments that’ll push it through. Your support can help (see Substack note at substack.com/@bige47/no… for more details about the bill).

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⁉️ Did you know? Survey shows...almost 90% of U.S. voters polled support the right to refuse medical treatment. A Feb. 26-27, 2026, Zogby poll found a supermajority of voters favor medical and health freedom. See substack.com/@bige47/no…

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