AAFP chief urges Congress to add oversight to CDC vaccine advisory panel

Shawn Martin, CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, said the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has faced more than a year of turmoil.

He is urging Congress to establish clearer guardrails that would give external members more authority and protect the panel from political pressure.

Martin’s call comes as the AAFP seeks to ensure that vaccine recommendations remain scientifically driven and transparent for physicians and patients.