WTOP The most recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on COVID-19 vaccines call for “vaccination based on shared clinical decision-making,” according to a news release published Tuesday.
“Informed consent is back,” Acting Director and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neil said. “CDC’s 2022 blanket recommendation for perpetual COVID-19 boosters deterred health care providers from talking about the risks and benefits of vaccination for the individual patient or parent.”
Jen Kates, senior vice president and director of global health and HIV policy at the nonpartisan health policy organization KFF, explained the CDC is recommending that “there should be an interaction between the individual and a provider” when a COVID-19 vaccination is being considered.