
Drug Fix: ACIP Next Steps After Judge Stops Work, Potential Opioid Disposal Changes
3/20/2026
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Pink Sheet Executive Editor Derrick Gingery, Managing Editor Bridget Silverman, and Editor-in-Chief Nielsen Hobbs discuss the next steps after a federal judge ruled the reconstitution of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), as well as recent changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, likely violated the law (:32). They also consider the responses to the decision from some controversial committee members (9:06) and prior ACIP priorities that now are delayed (14:50).
More On These Topics From The Pink Sheet
Federal Court Halts US CDC Vaccine Panel Appointments, Immunization Schedule Changes: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/vaccines/breaking-judge-stops-us-cdc-childhood-immunization-changes-acip-appointments-RBZR2RZY2BEU3IOXQT2MDBKKFM/
Fantasy Agenda: The ACIP Meeting That Could Have Been: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/vaccines/fantasy-agenda-the-acip-meeting-that-could-have-been-S4P2UO3G4FBOBAJGJUWRZ6IO6M/
Mail Not Enough? US FDA Considers New In-Home Opioid Disposal Requirements: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/product-reviews/post-marketing-regulation-and-studies/mail-not-enough-us-fda-considers-new-in-home-opioid-disposal-requirements-W3VJOHOHYZCMZK4THBCE2GKKCY/
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