MEDPAGE Today reported - New Charter Unveiled for CDC's Influential Vaccine Committee.

A new charter calls on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to consider "non-vaccine interventions" and changes the focus, membership structure, and rules that govern the influential panel.
Societies led by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) warned the updates could threaten access to immunizations and erode trust in U.S. vaccine policy.

"The new charter inappropriately emphasizes potential gaps or limitations in vaccine data, which could be used to delay, rescind, or refuse to make evidence-based vaccine recommendations," the groups said in a statement.

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