> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices/ - Published: 1999-01-02T08:53:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-05T19:48:14.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)** is a committee within the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) over [Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Janssen-COVID-19-vaccine)."[\[1\]](#fn1) On June 9, 2025, [Health and Human Services](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Health-and-Human-Services) Secretary [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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."[\[2\]](#fn2) Kennedy subsequently appointed eight new members, including [Robert Malone](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-Malone), Martin Kuldorff, Cody Meissner, Vicky Pebsworth, Retsef Levi, Michael Ross, Joseph Hibbeln and James Pagano.[\[3\]](#fn3) Ross withdrew from the committee during the financial holdings review process ahead of ACIP's first meeting.[\[4\]](#fn4) At the first meeting of the newly-constituted ACIP on June 26, 2025, the group voted in favour of recommending the use of influenza vaccines that do not contain thimerosal.[\[5\]](#fn5) Kennedy adopted ACIP's recommendation into federal health policy on July 22.[\[6\]](#fn6)[\[7\]](#fn7)[\[8\]](#fn8) On December 5, 2025, ACIP voted 8-3 to end the universal recommendation that every infant receive a Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, instead advising individualized recommendations be made based on the mother's Hepatitis B infection status.[\[9\]](#fn9)[\[10\]](#fn10)[\[11\]](#fn11) ## Membership ACIP's current membership roster is listed on the CDC's website.[\[12\]](#fn12) | Name | Position | Notes | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Kirk Milhoan | Chair[\[13\]](#fn13) | For Hearts and Souls | | Joseph Hibbeln | Member | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Seafood Nutrition Partnership, Barton Health | | Martin Kuldorff | Member | Great Barrington Declaration, Harvard University, FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee | | Retsef Levi | Member | MIT Sloan School of Management | | [Robert Malone](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-Malone) | Member | [Malone Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Malone-Institute) | | Cody Meissner | Member | Geisel School of Medicine | | James Pagano | Member | \- | | Vicky Pebsworth | Member | Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), National Association of Catholic Nurses, National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) | | Michael Ross | Member (withdrawn)[\[4:1\]](#fn4) | [20/20 GeneSystems](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/20-20-GeneSystems), George Washington University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Havencrest Capital Management | ## External links - [Website](https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advisory%5FCommittee%5Fon%5FImmunization%5FPractices) --- 1. *CDC Endorses ACIP’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations.* (2021, December 17). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. Kennedy, R. F. (2025, June 9). *RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines.* Wall Street Journal. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Glenza, J. (2025, June 13). *Who are the eight new vaccine advisers appointed by Robert F Kennedy?* The Guardian. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. Shah, A., & Abraham, R. R. (2025, June 25). *Kennedy’s new vaccine panel loses member ahead of first meeting, HHS says*. Reuters. [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1) 5. *U.S. vaccine panel rejects flu shots with a specific preservative, despite safety data.* (2025, June 27). CBC News; Associated Press. [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. HHS Press Office. (2025, July 23). *HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Remove Thimerosal from All U.S. Influenza Vaccines.* United States Department of Health and Human Services. [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. Schering, S. (2025, July 23). *HHS approves flu vaccines without thimerosal, manufacturers expect no disruptions.* American Academy of Pediatrics. [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. Glenza, J. (2025, July 23). *RFK Jr to remove preservative thimerosal from all US vaccines.* The Guardian. [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. Garrie, A. (2025, December 5). *BREAKING NEWS: CDC Advisory Committee Votes to End Recommending Hepatitis B Vaccines for New Borns.* Substack; The MAHA Report. [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. Stobbe, M. (2025, December 5). *RFK Jr.'s chosen vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth.* PBS News. [↩︎](#fnref10) 11. Benadjaoud, Y., & Kekatos, M. (2025, December 5). *CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove universal recommendation for hepatitis B shot at birth*. ABC News. [↩︎](#fnref11) 12. National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). (2025, June 24). *ACIP Membership Roster.* Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). [↩︎](#fnref12) 13. *ACIP Committee Members.* Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). 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