After a comment period, the medical committee voted with 15 members in favor and none against.
A CDC spokesperson told Fox News on Wednesday that regardless of how ACIP votes, its resolution supersedes official policy.
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“It is important to note that there are no changes to COVID-19 vaccination policy, and this measure would only help simplify clinical rules for healthcare providers by aggregating all recently licensed, licensed and consistent vaccines into a single document,” the spokesperson said. .
This means that the vaccination schedule itself does not impose needs on anyone. However, this may influence how it is established which vaccines are required for young people to attend school.
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Critics, however, say the CDC advice will lead states to resolve to require the COVID-19 vaccine in addition to others already required.
“The CDC knows this will precipitate mandatory COVID shots for many schools and sports leagues,” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. , tweeted ahead of the vote. The Kentucky congressman included a screenshot of a slide from Wednesday’s assembly that said inclusion in the immunization schedule and the federal vaccine program for the formative years (VFC) “is a step toward adding COVID-19 vaccines to the regime’s immunization program. “
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CPIA that the COVID-19 vaccine deserves to be added to the VFC in a separate vote Wednesday afternoon.
Ronn Blitzer is a reporter for Fox News Digital, politics and breaking news.