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HHS Cancels CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Meeting With No New Date

The move follows HHS guidance, according to a person familiar with the decision.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) votes on the recommendation of the childhood hepatitis B vaccine schedule at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 5, 2025. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo
Signage outside the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on December 5, 2025.
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Overview

  • The CDC’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting set for Feb. 25–27 will not be held, according to an HHS spokesperson.
  • No replacement date has been announced, and HHS said further information will be shared when available.
  • A person familiar with the situation said the cancellation decision was made based on HHS guidance.
  • Reporting connects the change to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s broader push to narrow federal vaccine recommendations, expand support for state exemptions, and cut funding for mRNA vaccine research.
  • Some committee members had not been informed of the meeting’s status as of Wednesday night, according to an anonymous source.