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Meeting Coverage

ACIP

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall

ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults

 A photo of a Rite Aid pharmacy in Seattle advertising flu shots.

Latest ACIP Meeting Coverage

ACIP Makes Changes to Adult RSV Vaccine Recommendations

Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach

June 26, 2024
ACIP Backs Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vax for Lab Workers, High-Risk Travelers

Committee also recommends oral cholera vaccine for children traveling to endemic areas

February 23, 2022
ACIP: All Adults Ages 59 and Younger Should Get Hep B Vaccine

Committee also passed new recommendations on vaccines against Ebola, orthopoxviruses

November 3, 2021
ACIP Streamlines Pneumococcal Vaccine Recs

Also endorses recombinant zoster vaccine for immunocompromised adults

October 20, 2021
ACIP Backs Flu and COVID Vaccine Co-Administration

Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids

June 25, 2021
ACIP Punts on J&J COVID Vaccine

CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available

April 14, 2021
ACIP: HCPs, Nursing Home Residents May Get COVID Vax First

Essential workers would come next, as committee debates proposed distribution strategy

November 23, 2020
Who Gets COVID-19 Vax Next: Model Offers ACIP Several Options

Priorities for vaccination change, depending on public health goals

October 30, 2020
ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule

Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax

October 29, 2020
ACIP: Offer Ebola Vax to Healthcare Workers With Exposure Risk

Unanimous vote by CDC committee included debate about Ebola vaccine in pregnant women

February 26, 2020
ACIP: Tdap Vax OK to Sub in for Td When Necessary

Unanimous panel hopes to increase flexibility for providers

October 23, 2019
ACIP: Hep A and MenB Vaccine Recommendations Updated

Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy

June 28, 2019
ACIP: HPV, Pneumococcal Vax Guidelines Revised

Panel emphasizes shared decision-making

June 27, 2019
ACIP: After WHO Delay, FDA Waits to Select Flu Strains for Vax

Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis

February 27, 2019