New Local, Regional Vaccine Recommendations Reflect Low Confidence in ACIP, HHS: Kelly Moore, MD, MPH

Patient Care:© Could you comment on the regional state alliances that have been formed to issue recommendations for vaccination, at least during this respiratory virus season,

Kelly Moore, MD, MPH: What we're seeing is a reaction to the lack of confidence that public health professionals have in this particular [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices] and perhaps the recommendations of this particular Department of Health and Human Services. And as a result, everyone is trying to think on their feet about how they can do the best to serve the public's health. So we're beginning to see these coalitions form among like-minded states to try to pool their professional and potentially their financial resources. We still have a lot to learn about how these consortia are going to work, but I think there are a number of states whose leaders have decided we need to think of a better way to protect the public's health and make sure that access to good information and access to important vaccines is not interrupted.

Kelly L Moore, MD, MPH,is the president and CEO of Immunize.org and a leader in national and global vaccine policy and immunization program implementation. She has served in a variety of immunization policy advisory roles with the World Health Organization since 2016, including as chair of its Immunization Practices Advisory Committee. She has a long history with the ACIP as a working group member, liaison representative of the Association of Immunization Managers (2011–2015), and as a voting member (2015–2019).