ACIP
Digital and print versions of schedules for healthcare professionals.
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and requires different strategies to maintain clinical preventive services, including immunization. Find up-to-date guidance on childhood and maternalexternal icon vaccination and clinical practice.
*December 19 and 20, 2020 is an emergency virtual meeting. No registration is required.
Meeting times: December 19th, 11:00am – 4:30pm EST; December 20th, 11:00am – 4:30pm EST
*Dates and times are subject to change.
Draft Agenda – December 19 – 20, 2020 pdf icon[1 page]
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December 1, 2020 Meeting Recommendation
ACIP approved the following recommendation by majority (13-1) vote at its December 1, 2020 emergency meeting.
When a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized by FDA and recommended by ACIP, vaccination in the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccination program (Phase 1a) should be offered to both 1) health care personnel§ and 2) residents of long-term care facilities¶
This recommendation has been adopted by the CDC Director.
§Health care personnel are defined as paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials
¶ Long-term care facility residents are defined as adults who reside in facilities that provide a variety of services, including medical and personal care, to persons who are unable to live independently
October 28-30, 2020 Meeting Recommendations
ACIP approved the following recommendations by majority vote at its October 2020 meeting.
- The Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, United States, 2021, for ages 18 years or younger.
- The Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2021, for ages 19 years and older.
These recommendations have been adopted by the CDC Director and will become official once published in MMWR.