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The ACIP develops recommendations on how to use vaccines to control disease in the United States.

The Committee’s recommendations are forwarded to CDC’s Director and once adopted become official CDC policy. These recommendations are then published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Recent Meeting Recommendations

ACIP approved the following recommendations by majority vote and they have been adopted by the CDC Director. They will be published in MMWR and reflected in CDC’s print and digital resources in the coming months.

October 25-26, 2023

Meningococcal Vaccines

Pfizer’s MenABCWY vaccine may be used when both MenACWY and MenB are indicated at the same visit.*

*1) Healthy individuals aged 16–23 years (routine schedule) when shared clinical decision-making favors administration of MenB vaccination, 2) individuals aged 10 years and older at increased risk of meningococcal disease (e.g., due to persistent complement deficiencies, complement inhibitor use, or functional or anatomic asplenia) due for both vaccines.
Mpox Vaccines

ACIP recommends vaccination* with the 2-dose§ JYNNEOS vaccine series for persons aged 18 years and older at risk for mpox

*This is an interim recommendation that ACIP will revisit in 2-3 years

§Dose 2 administered 28 days after dose 1

Persons at risk:

  • Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, transgender or nonbinary people who in the past 6 months have had one of the following:
    • A new diagnosis of ≥1 sexually transmitted disease
    • More than one sex partner
    • Sex at a commercial sex venue
    • Sex in association with a large public event in a geographic area where mpox transmission is occurring
  • Sexual partners of persons with the risks described in above
  • Persons who anticipate experiencing any of the above

Combined Immunization Schedules

Approve the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, United States, 2024 and the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2024.

These recommendations have been adopted by the CDC Director on October 26, 2023 and are now official.

June 21-23, 2023

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccines – Adult

  • Adults 60 years of age and older may receive a single dose of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine, using shared clinical decision-making.

Polio Vaccine

  • Adults who are known or suspected to be unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated against polio should complete a primary vaccination series with inactivated polio vaccine (IPV).(1)
  • Adults who have received a primary series of trivalent oral polio vaccine (tOPV) or IPV in any combination and who are at increased risk of poliovirus exposure may receive another dose of IPV. Available data do not indicate the need for more than a single lifetime booster dose with IPV for adults.

Influenza Vaccines

  • All persons ages ≥6 months with egg allergy should receive influenza vaccine. Any influenza vaccine (egg based or non-egg based) that is otherwise appropriate for the recipient’s age and health status can be used.
  • Affirm the updated MMWR Recommendations and Reports, “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2023-24 Influenza Season”.

Pneumococcal Vaccines

  • Use of either pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) PCV15 or PCV20 is recommended for all children aged 2–23 months according to currently recommended PCV dosing and schedules.
  • For children with an incomplete PCV vaccination status, use of either PCV15 or PCV20 according to currently recommended PCV dosing and schedules is recommended for:
    • Healthy children aged 24–59 months
    • Children with specified health conditions(2) aged 24 through 71 months
  • For children aged 2–18 years with any risk condition who have received all recommended doses of PCV before age 6 years
    • Using ≥1 dose(s) of PCV20: No additional doses of any pneumococcal vaccine are indicated. This recommendation may be updated as additional data become available.
    • Using PCV13 or PCV15 (no PCV20): A dose of PCV20 or PPSV23 using previously recommended dosing and schedules is recommended.
  • For children aged 6–18 years with any risk condition who have not received any dose of PCV13, PCV15, or PCV20, a single dose of PCV15 or PCV20 is recommended.  When PCV15 is used, it should be followed by a dose of PPSV23 at least 8 weeks later if not previously given.

(1)Important context in clinical considerations: In general, unless there are specific reasons to believe they were not vaccinated, most adults who were born and raised in the United States can assume they were vaccinated against polio as children.

(2)Risk conditions include: cerebrospinal fluid leak; chronic heart disease; chronic kidney disease (excluding maintenance dialysis and nephrotic syndrome, which are included in immunocompromising conditions); chronic liver disease; chronic lung disease (including moderate persistent or severe persistent asthma); cochlear implant; diabetes mellitus; immunocompromising conditions (on maintenance dialysis or with nephrotic syndrome; congenital or acquired asplenia or splenic dysfunction; congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies; diseases and conditions treated with immunosuppressive drugs or radiation therapy, including malignant neoplasms, leukemias, lymphomas, Hodgkin disease, and solid organ transplant; HIV infection; and sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies).

These recommendations were adopted by the CDC Director on June 27, 2023 and are now official.

February 22-24, 2023
ACIP approved the following recommendation by majority vote at its February 22-24, 2023 meeting:

  • ACIP recommends the 2-dose* JYNNEOS vaccine series for persons aged 18 years and older at risk of mpox during an mpox outbreak§.
    *Dose 2 administered one month after dose 1
    §Public health authorities determine whether there is an mpox outbreak; a single case may be considered an mpox outbreak at the discretion of public health authorities. Other circumstances in which a public health response may be indicated include ongoing risk of introduction of mpox into a community due to disease activity in another geographic area.

This recommendation has been adopted by the CDC Director and is now official.

February 23, 2023

Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) Vaccine

  • Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) vaccination is recommended for laboratory workers with potential for exposure to TBE virus.
  • TBE vaccination is recommended for persons who are moving or traveling to a TBE-endemic area and will have extensive exposure to ticks based on their planned outdoor activities and itinerary.
  • TBE vaccine may be considered for persons traveling or moving to a TBE-endemic area who might engage in outdoor activities in areas ticks are likely to be found. The decision to vaccinate should be based on an assessment of their planned activities and itinerary, risk factors for a poorer medical outcome, and personal perception and tolerance of risk.

These recommendations were adopted by the CDC Director and are now official.