Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory

Vaccines are facing new challenges from an unexpected quarter: the people who set vaccine policy for the United States.

Many people have never heard of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, but its work keeps preventable diseases, from polio to measles to COVID-19, in check. The committee decides which population groups should get certain vaccines. Those decisions then determine which vaccines Medicare and Medicaid, and by extension private insurance, will cover. ACIP also determines which vaccines will be provided for free through the Vaccines for Children Program.

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