CDC Approves Physician-Referral Recommendations for Covid Shot

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted recommendations of a key vaccine panel on Monday to allow people to get a Covid shot after a discussion with a health professional.

The key vaccine panel — the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP — voted Sept. 19 to allow Covid shots for people 6 months and older after a consultation with a physician, pharmacist or nurse, though they stopped short of requiring a prescription. The recommendation was more restrictive than previous CDC guidelines that recommended everyone receive a vaccine.

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