Experts who advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet at the agency’s headquarters in December to discuss the hepatitis B vaccine and the current immunization schedule for children, the government said in a document released on Nov. 12.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will convene on Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta, according to the document. People can watch the meeting remotely.
“The agenda will include discussions on vaccine safety, the childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, and hepatitis B vaccines,” the Federal Register notice reads.
Advisers may vote on the hepatitis B vaccine….