HEALTHJun 25 · 20:15 UTCSTAT NEWSHelen Branswell and Anil Oza

New ACIP charter broadens criteria for members, calls for review of alternatives to vaccines

The new ACIP charter shifts the committee's focus from recommending new vaccines to assessing alternatives for disease prevention. It broadens member selection criteria, moving away from emphasizing vaccine research experience to requiring a balanced range of scientific, clinical, and public health expertise.

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