Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — Secretary Kennedy Revises ACIP Charter (04/10/26)

HHS Secretary Kennedy has revised the charter for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The new charter language expands the criteria for membership, places new emphasis on vaccine safety, and adds new liaison representatives to make the committee more balanced.  

Revised Charter

Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) Legal Brief provides more details as well as a comparison of the old and new ACIP Charter.

• ICAN Legal Brief*: icandecide.org/press-re…

• ICAN Comparison of Old vs. New ACIP Charter: icandecide.org/wp-conte…

• CDC Revised ACIP Charter:

Liaisons

Four new non-voting liaison representatives are pro-safety, pro-informed consent organizations:

1. Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

2. Independent Medical Alliance (IMA – formerly FLCCC)

3. Medical Academy of Pediatrics & Special Needs (MAPS)

4. Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC).

Notably, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) was removed from the list of 33 liaison organizations.

*Image source: ICAN Legal Brief