The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel greenlighted a more limited COVID-19 vaccine recommendation Friday, concluding a two-day meeting that was a far cry from the panel’s meetings of years past.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, often known as ACIP, voted 12-0 to recommend that all people ages 65 and older and people ages 6 months to 64 with underlying conditions receive an updated COVID-19 shot for the fall and winter season in consultation with their health care provider.

The vote concluded an unusually eventful meeting that included a revote, punting a vote on the hepatitis B vaccine, and spirited debate over whether to require a prescription to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr

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