US EditionCDC Panel Drops Covid Shot Recommendations, Calling It an Individual Decision
CDC panel narrows COVID-19 vaccine advice to adults 65+ or high-risk individuals, with two-thirds of adults previously vaccinated at pharmacies, officials said.
- On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to limit COVID-19 shots to people 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions.
- Following August's FDA narrowing of approvals, the advisory panel reconsidered guidance as the 12 ACIP members handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. influenced deliberations amid limited access.
- Pharmacies including CVS and Walgreens paused offering shots as pharmacists cited fewer legal protections, while major insurers and AHIP pledged coverage through at least 2026 despite no prescription requirement.
- Healthy kids and adults now may face tougher access this fall as ACIP narrowed guidance, while several states including California and Oregon set policies to preserve access amid unclear qualifying conditions.
- The two-day meeting signals the start of Kennedy's broader vaccine policy push amid anti-vaccine claims not supported by scientific evidence and CDC data showing 32,000 to 51,000 deaths and over 250,000 hospitalizations.
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As it always should have been: CDC vaccine panel votes to change COVID-19 vaccine guidance - "individual-based decision"
A federal vaccine advisory panel voted on Friday to recommend people talk with a clinician before getting a Covid vaccine, while voting against a motion to require prescriptions for the shot. All 12 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously to update COVID-19 guidance so coronavirus vaccinations for all people should be based on "individual-based …
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Retsef Levi, a member of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, spoke at the panel’s meeting on Sept. 19. | Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder ATLANTA (Idaho Capital Sun)— The top vaccine advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Friday to change long-standing recommendations around COVID-19 vaccine access for children and adults, though a proposal to require prescriptions for all individuals seeking t…
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