A System Built For Ordinary Times: Why US Vaccine Policy Fails When It Matters Most Ram Koppaka February 13, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/system-built-ordinary-times-why-us-vaccine-policy-fails-matters-most?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9DQWwNMUkrmg147PeHFYcvAcG16sU-n2URM-tTYFhimTyWw-WZbPnUTQJ4rIiWPyIFZtFvEaHs3d38Yt3VNNLzfZSMhw&_hsmi=403582794&utm_source=hasu This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Articles in this topic offer timely analysis of regulatory, legislative, and judicial developments in health policy under the Trump-Vance Administration and the 119th Congress.