ACIP COVID-19 Votes Deepen Confusion On Access, Safety

By Jessica Karins / September 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisors voted Friday to maintain insurance coverage of COVID-19 vaccines for most Americans and not to recommend prescriptions be required for the vaccines, but the committee members sparked deep concerns among stakeholders about their voting process, the reliability of their data and what exactly the results of their votes will be.


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