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CDC Vaccine Advisers Pause Push to End mRNA COVID Shot Recommendations

The move reflects reported political concerns inside the administration over potential backlash.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global headquarters is seen during a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on December 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The ACIP is meeting to vote on changes to the childhood vaccination schedule and delay hepatitis B shots. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
An illustration photo shows a dose of Moderna Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) taken in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

Overview

  • The Washington Post and CNN report the panel has suspended, for now, efforts to halt recommendations for mRNA-based COVID vaccines.
  • People familiar with the discussions told CNN the proposal could be revived later depending on political and policy calculations.
  • HHS said the committee has not revisited its September 2025 shift that put COVID vaccination under shared clinical decision-making.
  • The ACIP meeting is scheduled for March 18–19 with planned votes on COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID, though the agenda may change and a court ruling could still block the session.
  • Under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS wound down federal mRNA vaccine funding in August, and several Kennedy-appointed ACIP members have publicly criticized the shots without credible evidence.