""The ACIP is meant to provide concrete recommendations on vaccine policy, and today's votes on the informed consent process on COVID-19 ... were extraordinarily vague," said Sean O'Leary, an infectious disease paediatrician at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in a news conference following the ACIP meeting."
""There's enough ambiguity here and enough remaining discussion about safety, effectiveness and timing that I believe that a vote today is premature", said panel member Robert Malone, a physician and scientist."
An influential US advisory panel stopped short of recommending COVID-19 vaccines, advising that individuals decide with their health-care providers. The decision should preserve access to the vaccines and health-insurance programmes' coverage of the shots. The ACIP narrowly voted against requiring a prescription, and its recommendations influence which vaccines are paid for by government and private insurers. All 12 current ACIP members were appointed by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who dismissed the previous 17 members and named five nominees days earlier. Several members have expressed opposition to COVID-19 vaccination or mandates. Confusion followed abrupt reversals and an indefinite delay on hepatitis B guidance for newborns.
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