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ACIP COVID-19 Vaccines Work Group

Dr. Beth Bell, Work Group Chair

April 23, 2021
 Monday 4/12: Vaccine Safety Technical Group (VaST) meeting

 Tuesday 4/13: Joint CDC, FDA statement, pause recommended, HAN released

 Tuesday 4/13: ACIP COVID-19 vaccines Work Group meeting

 Wednesday 4/14: Emergency ACIP meeting 

 Purpose: Consider implications of reported cases of thrombosis and 

thrombocytopenia after Janssen/J&J vaccine on vaccination policy

 After discussions regarding the U.S. cases of CVST and thrombocytopenia, ACIP 

agreed that more information is needed before policy recommendations can be 

made regarding the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

Janssen/J&J COVID-19 vaccine: 

ACIP Response: Week of April 12th

2

Emergency ACIP meeting
 Monday 4/19: Vaccine Safety Technical Group (VaST) meeting

 Wednesday 4/21: ACIP COVID-19 vaccines Work Group meeting

 Thursday 4/22: ACIP COVID-19 vaccines Work Group meeting

 Friday 4/23 Emergency ACIP meeting 

 Purpose: Review updated cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after 

Janssen COVID-19 vaccines. Discuss risk/benefit analysis, policy options for 

updated recommendations for use

Janssen/J&J COVID-19 vaccine: 

ACIP Response: Week of April 19th

3

Emergency ACIP meeting
 Pathogenesis and management of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS)

Dr. Michael Streiff, MD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

 Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) following Janssen COVID-19 vaccine 

Dr. Tom Shimabukuro (CDC)

 Public Comment

 Update on Janssen COVID-19 vaccine

Dr. Mathai Mammen (Global Head of Janssen Research and Development)

Dr. Joanne Waldstreicher (Johnson & Johnson Chief Medical Officer)

 VaST assessment

Dr. Grace Lee (ACIP, VaST Co-chair)

 Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after COVID-10 vaccines: 

Applying the Evidence to Recommendation Framework

Dr. Sara Oliver (CDC)

 Discussion 

 VOTE: Janssen COVID-19 vaccine: Updated interim recommendations for use

Today's Agenda

Friday, April 23
ACIP members

 Beth Bell (chair)

 Matthew Daley

 Grace Lee

 Jose Romero

 Keipp Talbot

Ex-officio/government members

 FDA: Doran Fink, Rachel Zhang

 NIH: Chris Roberts

 IHS: Thomas Weiser, Uzo Chukwuma

 DOD: Bryan Schumacher

 CMS: Jeff Kelman

 BARDA: Christine Oshansky

 HHS: David Kim

CDC Lead

 Sara Oliver

Work group members

5

Liaisons

 AAFP: Jonathan Temte

 AAP: Sean O’Leary

 ACOG: Denise Jamieson (primary), 

Laura Riley (alternate)

 ACP: Jason Goldman

 AGS: Ken Schmader

 AIM: Rob Shechter (primary), 

Jane Zucker (alternate)

 AMA: Sandra Fryhofer

 ANA: Kendra McMillan (primary), 

Ruth Francis (alternate)

 APhA: Michael Hogue

 ASTHO: Marcus Plescia

 CSTE: Susan Lett (primary), 

Christine Hahn (alternate)

 IDSA: Jeff Duchin (primary), 

Carol Baker (alternate)

Liaisons, cont’d

 NACCHO: Matt Zahn (primary), 

Jeff Duchin (alternate)

 NACI: Matthew Tunis 

 NFID: Bill Schaffner (primary), 

Marla Dalton (alternate)

 NMA: Oliver Brooks

 SHEA: Marci Drees

Consultants

 Ed Belongia

 Kathy Kinlaw 

 Dayna Matthew 

 Kathleen Neuzil 

 Stanley Perlman 

 Peter Szilagyi
 Amy Blain

 Doug Campos-Outcalt

 Mary Chamberland

 Thomas Clark

 Amanda Cohn

 Jean Cox-Ganser

 Jonathan Duffy

 Kathleen Dooling

 Anthony Fiore

 Mark Freedman

 Julia Gargano

 Sue Gerber

 Jack Gersten

 Susan Goldstein

 Sam Graitcer

CDC participants

6

 Lisa Grohskopf

 Julie Garon

 Stephen Hadler

 Rita Helfand

 Susan Hiers

 Terri Hyde

 Cynthia Jorgensen

 Erin Kennedy

 Sarah Kidd

 Ram Koppaka

 Megan Lindley

 Nicole Lindsey

 Ruth Link-Gelles

 Jessica MacNeil

 Lauri Markowitz

 Natalie Thornburg

 Jennifer Verani

 Megan Wallace

 Annemarie Wasley

 Cindy Weinbaum

 Melinda Wharton

 Yon Yu

 Mona Marin

 Sarah Mbaeyi

 Nancy Messonnier

 Danielle Moulia

 Rebecca Morgan

 Titilope Oduyebo

 Anita Patel

 Janell Routh

 Stephanie Schrag

 Heather Scobie

 Edwin Shanley

 Tom Shimabukuro

 Heidi Soeters

 Mark Sotir

 Stephanie Thomas
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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the 

official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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