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Atlanta – 19 September
1. Wide shot of ACIP committee in meeting
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press:
"We’re here in Atlanta at the CDC where we just wrapped up what was a confusing and unusual meeting of a federal vaccine advisory committee called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices."
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3. Various of pharmacist administering and preparing vaccines (2024-2025 COVID-19 formula)
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Atlanta – 19 September
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press:
"Today, they voted on COVID shots. COVID shots have been routinely recommended for Americans since vaccines became available fairly early in the pandemic. But today, this panel said, no, we’re not gonna recommend shots routinely for Americans anymore. It’s gonna be up to individual decision-making. So if you want a shot, you can get one, but it’s not technically recommended by the government anymore."
5. Various of ACIP vote on Covid 19 vaccine recommendations
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press:
"This panel is controversial. It contains some people who are seen as vaccine skeptics. And the meeting was confusing. Vaccine skeptics or not, they were new to the ACIP process. There was comment outside groups uh… Many of them doctors groups or public health organizations that expressed concern about the way this ACIP committee is conducting business and how they formulate recommendations and decide on them."
7. Various of ACIP vote on Covid 19 vaccine recommendations
STORYLINE:
A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta for two days this week to consider whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox.
During the lengthy and at-times chaotic meeting, the panel declined to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for any Americans, saying they could make individual decisions — a move that adds confusion as people weigh whether to get a dose this fall.
It also recommended new restrictions for a vaccine that protects against chickenpox as well as measles, mumps and rubella. In a surprise move, the group indefinitely postponed an expected vote on hepatitis B shots given to infants on the day they are born.
With Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, leading the country’s health agencies, the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, struck a different tone from past gatherings. Among the 12 members, all chosen this year by Kennedy after he fired the previous 17-member panel, are people who have criticized and spread misinformation about vaccines. Critics say the panel’s makeup and agenda could sow distrust in the shots.
The panel’s recommendations will go to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency rocked by disagreements over Kennedy’s vaccine policies, who almost always accepts them. They are typically widely followed by doctors and guide vaccination programs.
Here are some takeaways from the meeting.
Panel declines to recommend COVID-19 shots for anyone
The panel on Friday debated COVID-19 vaccinations as the virus has remained a public health threat, resulting in 32,000 to 51,000 U.S. deaths in June, according to CDC data.
The panel also urged the CDC to adopt stronger language around claims of vaccine risks, despite pushback from outside medical groups who said the shots had a proven safety record from the billions of doses administered worldwide.
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