Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is a committee within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides advice and guidance on effective control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the civilian population of the United States.
History
On December 16, 2021, ACIP issued recommendations based on "a clinical preference for individuals to receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine over Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine."[1]
On June 9, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he had retired all 17 current ACIP members as part of a broader effort to "restore public trust in vaccines."[2]
External links
CDC Endorses ACIP’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations. (2021, December 17). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://archive.today/2021.12.18-183853/https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1216-covid-19-vaccines.html ↩︎
Kennedy, R. F. (2025, June 9). RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines. Wall Street Journal. http://archive.today/2025.06.10-011735/https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-jr-hhs-moves-to-restore-public-trust-in-vaccines-45495112 ↩︎
Further reading
The MAHA Report