Recommendations and Guidelines:

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

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ACIP Recommendations

• ACIP Recommendations
  Complete list of ACIP recommendations published in the MMWR.
  
• ACIP Provisional Recommendations
  Interim information for healthcare personnel on ACIP recommendations most recently voted upon that have yet to be officially approved by HHS and CDC.
• 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) Updated Mar 2012
  Find tables referenced in policy notes published in MMWR and learn about GRADE.
  

ACIP Meeting Information

• Meetings
  Recent ACIP meeting agendas, detailed meeting minutes, upcoming meeting dates, and registration for the next meeting.
  
• Presentation Slides Updated July 2012
  ACIP's past meeting presentation slides.
  
• Live Meeting Archive
  Most recent meeting's audiovisual files.

ACIP-related Resources

• VFC Resolutions
  Vaccines voted upon by ACIP to be included in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. 
  VFC-eligible children include Medicaid-eligible, uninsured, American Indian/Alaska Native, and underinsured children through age 18 years.
• US Vaccine Abbreviations
  Standardized vaccine abbreviations that provide a uniform approach to vaccine references used in ACIP recommendations, the Pink Book, the American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book, and other publications.

General Committee-related Information

• Charter Updated May 2012
  Defines ACIP's purpose, authority, and function; its structure, meetings, and compensation; plus costs, reports, and termination.
  
• Members UPDATED July 2012
  Membership roster, including chair, executive secretary, voting members, ex officio members, and liaison representatives.
  
  • Nominations for future vacancies on ACIP UPDATED July 2012
    Procedure for nomination of candidates for ACIP membership.
• Annals of Internal Medicine: Role of ACIP
  Article describing ACIP's role in the development and dissemination of vaccine recommendations and policies plus information on conflicts of interest and committee work groups.
• Vaccine Supplement: Structure, Role, & Procedures of ACIP
  [PDF-575KB]
  Nelson EA, Gessner BD, DeRoeck D, Duclos P. The Role of National Advisory Committees in Supporting Evidence-based Decision Making for National Immunisation Programs. Vaccine 2010;28(Supplement 1):S/A1-A110. ScienceDirect - Vaccine, Volume 28, Supplement 1, Pages A1-A110 (19 April 2010).
• ACIP Guidance for Economics Studies
  Procedures for any economic analyses to be presented to the ACIP.
• ACIP Guidance for Vaccine Recommendations in Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women
  Guiding principles for development of ACIP recommendations for vaccination of pregnant and breastfeeding women.

About ACIP

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) consists of 15 experts in fields associated with immunization, who have been selected by the Secretary of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases.  In addition to the 15 voting members, ACIP includes 8 ex officio members who represent other federal agencies with responsibility for immunization programs in the United States, and 30 non-voting representatives of liaison organizations that bring related immunization expertise.

The role of the ACIP is to provide advice that will lead to a reduction in the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases in the United States, and an increase in the safe use of vaccines and related biological products.

The Committee develops written recommendations for the routine administration of vaccines to children and adults in the civilian population; recommendations include age for vaccine administration, number of doses and dosing interval, and precautions and contraindications. The ACIP is the only entity in the federal government that makes such recommendations.

For information on vaccines and immunization, contact:

1-800-CDC-INFO English & Spanish
1-800-232-4636 English & Spanish
Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
TTY: 888-232-6348

For information regarding the ACIP, contact:

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop A27
Atlanta, GA 30333
USA
Phone: 1-404-639-8836
Email: acip@cdc.gov

For answers to common questions about ACIP, consult:

This 2 page ACIP flyer [PDF-833KB], answers questions such as what does the ACIP consider in the vaccine recommendation process and when deciding at what age childen should receive different vaccines?

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