West Coast Health Alliance Statement In Response To ACIP Meeting - 09/19/25
September 19, 2025
Media Contact: Larry Bingham, 971-239-6499, PHD.Communications@oha.oregon.gov
West Coast Health Alliance statement in response to ACIP meeting
At the September 18-19 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, committee members did not employ standard scientific methods to evaluate information presented to them.
The ACIP recommendations on measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine and proposed tabled recommendations on Hepatitis B limit patient choice and access to vaccines with disproportionate impact on children receiving immunizations through Vaccines for Children (VFC). No new safety or efficacy data were presented to form the basis of these recommendations.
The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) affirms the pre-existing and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendation that parents have an option to choose whether their child receives separate (MMR + V) or combined (MMRV) vaccines for children less than 4 years of age. Restoring a process for systematically reviewing the evidence and a framework for translating the evidence into recommendations will restore scientific rigor and transparency and maintain vaccine choice for all families.