ACIP Members React to Court Order Blocking CDC Advisory Panel

Members with vaccine experience were deemed by a judge to be unqualified to serve on the vaccine advisory committee.

Dr. Kirk Milhoan (R) speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as Hillary Blackburn looks on, in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 18, 2025. Alyssa Pointer/Reuters

Members of the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines have said they disagree with a judge’s order blocking their appointments to the panel.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said in his March 16 ruling that at least six members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) had relevant expertise.