The panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made several recommendations to the agency during its recent meeting, and tabled a vote that could have led to a delay for the first vaccine most children receive.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., met in Georgia on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19.
Here’s what happened during the session.
COVID-19 Vaccines
Members voted in favor of changing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to the lowest tier, which emphasizes that the choice is based on individual factors.
Members unanimously said that COVID-19 vaccination on the CDC’s immunization schedules should be under shared clinical decision-making. “Unlike routine, catch-up, and risk-based recommendations, shared clinical decision-making vaccinations are individually based and informed by a decision process between the health care provider and the patient or parent/guardian,” the CDC describes the tier on its website….