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'''Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices''' (ACIP) is a panel of 10 so-called experts who make recommendations on the use of [[vaccines]] in the United States. The panel is advised on current issues by representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [[Food and Drug Administration]],[[ National Institutes of Health]], [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], [[American Medical Association]] and others.  There have been many complaints of conflicts-of-interest by members of this committee with the [[vaccine]] manufacturers.<ref>http://www.nvic.org/COFRpt.htm</ref>

'''Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices''' (ACIP) is a panel of 10 so-called experts who make recommendations on the use of [[vaccines]] in the United States. The panel is advised on current issues by representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [[Food and Drug Administration]],[[National Institutes of Health]], [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], [[American Medical Association]] and others.  There have been many complaints of conflicts-of-interest by members of this committee with the [[vaccine]] manufacturers.<ref>http://www.nvic.org/COFRpt.htm</ref>

The recommendations of the ACIP guide immunization practice at the federal, state and local level, and in some states automatically trigger vaccination requirements.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#a</ref>

The recommendations of the ACIP guide immunization practice at the federal, state and local level, and in some states automatically trigger vaccination requirements.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#a</ref>

[[category:medicine]]

[[Category:Medicine]]