Statement from AAPA on Removal of CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Members

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 10, 2025) – American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) President and Chair of the Board of Directors Jason Prevelige, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA, issued the following statement in response to the dismissal of all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

“In a time of rising vaccine hesitancy and growing outbreaks of preventable disease, this moment demands stability and greater trust in science and healthcare providers — not less.

For decades, the medical community and the communities we serve have relied on ACIP to safely guide vaccine recommendations. The decision to suddenly remove all 17 members of the CDC’s independent advisory committee in one sweeping move is deeply damaging to confidence in vaccines that have proven to be safe for decades and in the healthcare providers who counsel patients and their families about immunization decisions every day.

For the health and wellbeing of communities everywhere, it is imperative that the administration acts promptly to reconstruct the committee through an open and transparent process that includes diverse provider voices, including PAs. AAPA urges the administration to protect the long-established stability in vaccine recommendations in order to protect the public against vaccine-preventable diseases.”

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