The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee postponed its meeting this week, drawing concern from at least one independent health organization.
The CDC issued a statement explaining, “The ACIP meeting will be postponed to accommodate public comment in advance of the meeting. The ACIP workgroups met as scheduled this month and will present at the upcoming ACIP meeting.” An Epoch Times review of the page shows that the statement was issued on Feb. 21.
“Postponing a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP] delays vital discussions and needed decisions on a variety of vaccines by trusted and well-vetted experts,” Infectious Diseases Society of America President Tina Tan said in a statement on Feb. 21….