Statement attributable to:
Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, FPCP (Hon.)
President, American College of Physicians
WASHINGTON June 26, 2025— The American College of Physicians (ACP) is deeply alarmed by the proceedings of this week’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting. What should have been a rigorous, evidence-based discussion on the national vaccine schedule instead appeared to be a predetermined exercise orchestrated to undermine the well-established safety and efficacy of vaccines and fundamental basics of science. Our concerns have been confirmed: a committee and process that was once grounded in science and the best available evidence has become politicized. The committee — assembled hastily and without transparency and not chaired by a physician with medical training — demonstrated bias and made statements that go against the evidence-to-recommendation framework and transparent process for which the previous ACIP was known and trusted. False comments about vaccine safety made by current committee members with no clinical experience will further sow seeds of fear, doubt, and distrust in medicine among patients and contribute to the spread of medical mis- and disinformation. This is a dangerous and reckless path that will leave our patients vulnerable to preventable illnesses. With this erosion of trust, physicians and the public will be forced to seek scientifically sound vaccine guidance and recommendations that are based on the best available evidence to protect the public health in our country elsewhere.
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