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American Medical Association (AMA) statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

June 10, 2025

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AMA statement on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

The following statement is attributable to:
Bruce A. Scott, M.D.
President, American Medical Association

“For generations, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been a trusted national source of science-and data-driven advice and guidance on the use of vaccines to prevent and control disease. Physicians, parents, community leaders and public health officials rely on them for clinical guidance, public health information, and knowledge. Today’s action to remove the 17 sitting members of ACIP undermines that trust and upends a transparent process that has saved countless lives. With an ongoing measles outbreak and routine child vaccination rates declining, this move will further fuel the spread of vaccine-preventable illnesses.”

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SEE: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/ama-press-releases/ama-statement-advisory-committee-immunization-practices

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