#advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices

#advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices

Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to questions seeking details to a newly posted agenda. But some public health experts are worried that the votes will at a minimum raise unwarranted new questions about vaccines in the minds of parents. Perhaps even more consequential would be a vote that restricts a government program from paying for vaccines for low-income families.

Several of the new ACIP members have expressed public support for vaccines, but a number of them have also expressed scepticism. This could lead to serious public health implications.