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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is a group of medical and public health experts that develop recommendations on how to use vaccines to control diseases in the United States...more

Register for upcoming October ACIP meeting

October 21-22, 2015
(Wednesday - Thursday)

Deadline for registration:
Non-US Citizens: September 30, 2015
US Citizens: October 7, 2015

Registration is NOT required to watch the meeting via webcast

Public Comment Instructions [1 page]

ACIP Recommendations

Recommendations Complete list of ACIP recommendations published in the MMWR.
Immunization Schedules Links to the childhood, adolescent, catch-up, and adult immunization schedules; plus vaccine recording and screening forms.
GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development & Evaluation) Find tables referenced in ACIP recommendations published in MMWR and learn about GRADE.

General Committee-related Information

Charter Defines ACIP's purpose, authority, and function; its structure, meetings, and compensation; plus costs, reports, and termination.
Members Membership roster, including chair, executive secretary, voting members, ex officio members, and liaison representatives.
- Nominations for future vacancies on ACIP Procedure for nomination of candidates for ACIP membership.
Articles Journal articles about the ACIP.

Guidance

ACIP Guidance for Economics Studies Procedures for review of economic analyses to be presented to the ACIP.
ACIP Guidance for Vaccine Recommendations for Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women Guiding principles for development of ACIP recommendations for vaccination of pregnant and breastfeeding women.
ACIP Vaccine Acronyms

What's New

ACIP Meetings

Meeting Information Recent ACIP meeting agendas, detailed meeting minutes, live meetings, and presentation slides.
Upcoming Meetings List of scheduled ACIP meeting dates.
Register for a Meeting Next meeting's registration details including deadline, driving directions and hotel choices.

ACIP Flyer

This 2 page ACIP flyer [2 pages] answers questions such as what does the ACIP consider in the vaccine recommendation process, including recommended ages for administration of various vaccines to children?

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