Woman Wins OK to Sue RFK Jr. Anonymously Over Covid Guidance (1)

July 24, 2025, 4:05 PM UTCUpdated: July 24, 2025, 9:09 PM UTC

A pregnant woman suing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over abrupt changes to Covid-19 vaccination guidance has persuaded a federal judge to allow her to pursue her legal battle anonymously after expressing fear of backlash from vaccine skeptics in a period of heightened political violence.

Judge William G. Young of the US District Court for the District of Massachussetts signed off on the motion Thursday. The woman is among a group of plaintiffs in a lawsuit and fears “the effect widespread publicity of this litigation may have on her personal safety and the safety of her ...

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