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On an unspecified date, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to discontinue recommending annual COVID-19 vaccination for all adults and voted against advocating prescriptions for the COVID-19 vaccine. On the same unspecified date, ACIP member and COVID-19 vaccine workgroup leader Retsef Levi announced four votes not previously publicized. The CDC issued a strong recommendation for Gilead Sciences’ Yeztugo, a twice-yearly HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication, to increase its adoption in the U.S. On Friday, an unspecified date, a panel of vaccine advisers debated changes to COVID-19 vaccine access during a meeting marked by confusion, technical difficulties, and disagreements. Finally, on an unspecified date, the ACIP postponed a vote on altering the CDC's recommendation for a hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine birth dose due to dissatisfaction with the resolution's wording.
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