Key Meeting on US Vaccine Recommendations Delayed From October

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reschedule a late October meeting of an influential vaccine panel that’s been weighing changes to long-standing advice around childhood shots.

The Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will no longer meet on Oct. 22 and 23, according to the panel’s website. No indication was given of when a future meeting will take place or why it was moved.

A US Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said the meeting details would be posted online once they are finalized. ACIP typically only meets three times a year, though the ...