A newly released charter for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel does not commit to any number of meetings and adds organizations that have pushed back on CDC guidance as liaisons.
The new charter, released on June 24, says meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will be held at the discretion of the ACIP’s designated federal officer.
The previous charter said meetings shall be held approximately three times a year.
The new charter adds four groups as new liaisons to the committee. They are the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, the Independent Medical Alliance, the Medical Academy of Pediatrics and Special Needs, and Physicians for Informed Consent….