US CDC advisory panel to delay vote on initial Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of external medical experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was expected to vote on Tuesday
A federal advisory committee will put off vote on recommending who should get initial limited doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine, until members learn more about the vaccines that could become available first, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar the matter.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of external medical experts that advises the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was expected to vote on Tuesday on a plan to prioritize initial doses of any vaccine that proves safe and effective in clinical trials.
The committee may wait until government officials authorize a specific vaccine or vaccines for use before voting on how to give priority to initial doses, according to the report.
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There is no approved vaccine for the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus and companies such as Pfizer Inc , AstraZeneca Plc and Moderna Inc have vaccine candidates in late-stage clinical testing.
CDC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
