US EditionCDC Panel Drops Covid Shot Recommendations, Calling It an Individual Decision
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices shifted to recommending COVID-19 vaccines based on individual risk and consultation, highlighting benefits mainly for high-risk groups, after new FDA limits.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s panel has decided not to recommend COVID-19 vaccinations for the general population, allowing individuals to make their own choices regarding vaccination.
- The CDC panel urged stronger communication about vaccine risks and wants stronger warnings, despite pushback from medical groups citing vaccine safety.
- The panel's decision limits vaccine access to those over 65 or higher-risk individuals, complicating access for others seeking a COVID-19 shot.
- Experts warn the lack of broad recommendations could lead to increased hospitalizations and deaths, particularly among unvaccinated seniors and children.
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COVID-19 vaccine guidance: Federal panel changes recommendations
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A federal vaccine advisory panel unanimously voted Friday to change recommendations for who should get vaccinated for COVID-19, saying Americans six months and older should discuss the risks and benefits with their health care providers.
Op-Ed: FDA’s COVID-19 vaccine decision about evidence, not restriction
When the FDA announced new limits on COVID-19 vaccines, the headlines all sounded the same: “access restricted,” “eligibility reduced.” That framing is backward. The FDA didn’t take away something valuable;
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New Vaccine Panel Recommends Doctor Consults Before COVID Shots
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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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CDC panel opts against requiring COVID shot prescription, but wants greater emphasis on its risks
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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