Meeting Coverage
ACIP
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Latest ACIP Meeting Coverage
Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach
Committee also recommends oral cholera vaccine for children traveling to endemic areas
Committee also passed new recommendations on vaccines against Ebola, orthopoxviruses
Also endorses recombinant zoster vaccine for immunocompromised adults
Committee also voted on dengue, rabies vaccines for kids
CDC advisors back continued "pause" until more data available
Essential workers would come next, as committee debates proposed distribution strategy
Priorities for vaccination change, depending on public health goals
Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax
Unanimous vote by CDC committee included debate about Ebola vaccine in pregnant women
Unanimous panel hopes to increase flexibility for providers
Hepatitis A recommendations expanded for people with HIV; panel stands pat on flu vaccine policy
Panel emphasizes shared decision-making
Also, ACIP issues new language on vaccines for anthrax and Japanese encephalitis
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