US EditionAPhA Withholds Endorsement of ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule
- The American Pharmacists Association withheld endorsement of the May 28, 2025, ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule due to removal of the COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy recommendation.
- This decision followed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement of schedule changes, which conflicted with evidence showing vaccine safety during pregnancy.
- APhA emphasized pregnancy as a high-risk condition and urged future immunization updates to rely strictly on scientific evidence and expert review.
- Immunization experts within APhA chose not to endorse the latest CDC immunization schedule, while the CDC maintained last month that COVID-19 vaccinations can still be considered for healthy children based on parental and medical discretion.
- The stance highlights tensions between public health authorities and policymaking, underscoring calls for maintaining scientific rigor to protect vaccination trust.
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APhA withholds endorsement of ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule
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(Reuters) -The American Pharmacists Association will withhold endorsing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest immunization schedule, which removed the recommendation for pregnant women to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC said last month COVID-19 vaccines remain an option for healthy children when parents and doctors agree that it is needed. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic who overse…
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