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The U.S. CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has scheduled committee meetings for June 25-27, 2025, which will be open to the public via digital access and will include time for public comments.
All individuals interested in making an oral public comment are encouraged by the CDC to submit a request by June 20, 2025. This ACIP meeting is identified by Docket: CDC-2025-0024.

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) reconfirmed that the spread of the poliovirus remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in April 2025, various initiatives have been launched to advance vaccination efforts.
The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization report, published on June 6, 2025, highlights concerns over the rising number of wild virus cases and the spread of variant poliovirus into new regions.

As summer 2025 trips to Australia are being finalized, it is more important than ever to ensure that you are fully immunized against contagious diseases.
Recent data from Australia's National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) indicates a significant and ongoing decline in vaccination coverage among children and adolescents.
Published on May 15, 2025, fewer than 90% of two-year-olds are fully vaccinated.
Coverage for one-year-olds dropped from 94.8% in 2020 to 91.6%, and for two-year-olds, from 92.1% to 89.4%.

During the summer of 2024, the Pan American Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued several alerts regarding Oropouche cases, including deaths, in the Americas.
These agencies continue to highlight Oropouche risks, as no preventive vaccines are available in June 2025.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., today posted on X, identifying the new members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). 
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ACIP has scheduled meetings for June 25-27, 2025, which will be digitally open to the public and will include time for public comments.
On June 11, 2025, Sec. Kennedy wrote, 'On Monday, I took a major step towards restoring public trust in vaccines by reconstituting the ACIP. I retired the 17 current members of the committee.

With the World Health Organization announcing that the mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern, many vaccinated individuals are seeking advice on obtaining a third dose (booster).
While France's High Authority for Health (HAS) announced a booster strategy in September 2024, the United States has been reluctant to follow suit.