Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
organization
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is a committee within the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides advice and guidance on effective control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. civilian population. The ACIP develops written recommendations for routine administration of vaccines to the pediatric and adult populations, along with vaccination schedules regarding appropriate timing, dosage, and contraindications of vaccines. ACIP statements are official federal recommendations for using vaccines and immune globulins in the U.S. and are published by the CDC.
On June 23, 2025, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 ACIP members and—with one exception—appointed members who are either anti-vaccine activists or who lack expertise with vaccines.
ACIP reports directly to the CDC director, although its management and support services are provided by the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Purpose and impact
The ACIP was established in March 1964 by the US Surgeon General to assist in preventing and controlling communicable diseases, it recommends licensed new vaccines to be incorporated into the routine immunization schedule, recommends vaccine formulations, and reviews older vaccines to consider revising its recommendations; it is a key committee responsible for shaping U.S. vaccination policy.
As of 2023, with the Inflation Reduction Act changes to Medicare Part D coverage of vaccines, the Affordable Care Act and Medicare insurance coverage of a vaccine ($0 cost sharing) are mandated when the CDC Director adopts the ACIP recommendation for the vaccines as published on the CDC website. Many private insurers follow Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services precedent.
The ACIP is governed by a charter which has gone through a number of revisions over the years:
8 April 2026 charter
3 December 2025 Charter
1 April 2024 Charter
1 April 2012 Charter
Recommendation process
Regularly scheduled ACIP meetings are held three times a year. Notices of each meeting, along with agenda items, are published in the Federal Register under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements.
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