June 18, 2025
ACCP submitted a letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy calling for the nomination of a clinical pharmacist to serve as a voting member on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
In the letter, ACCP stated that adding a clinical pharmacist to the ACIP voting membership will strengthen the scientific integrity, operational insight, and patient-centered focus of the committee’s recommendations. ACCP indicated our willingness to participate in the nominations process by identifying qualified clinical pharmacy scientists with the expertise, leadership, and commitment to public health that ACIP demands.
ACCP’s Washington, DC team also shared this letter with health policy leaders in the House and Senate as part of our broader advocacy strategy.