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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These restrictions in vacccine access are awful. Antivaxxers can make decisions about their own bodies and those of their kids, but they shouldn't let their anti-science paranoia prevent Americans who need and want those vaccines from getting them.[/quote] They're approved. Anyone can get one with a prescription. At least, once they're distributed to doctors offices.[/quote] They aren’t. Please read the last few pages, or a reputable news source. [/quote] DP here but what do you mean? This is from NPR. Is that reputable? The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, but imposed new restrictions on who's eligible to get them. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5515503/fda-covid-vaccines-restricted [/quote] Right. As the article says, people can get a prescription for the vaccine from their doctor. It might be "off-label," but off-label prescriptions are very common. Separately, you might need to have it administered at a doctor's office, due to regulations on pharmacists in some states. But full FDA approval means anyone can get these.[/quote] No, they need ACIP to make the final approval. They are gone. They used to post the meeting agenda, open up comments, and broadcast the meeting with public able to make live comments before making the final approval. It was a great system. [/quote] No, they don't. Read the articles again. State regulations would allow ACIP-recommended vaccines to be administered by pharmacists without prescriptions, but it does not affect doctors prescribing and administering vaccines.[/quote] What are you talking about? State regulations all differ. CVS stopped offering Covid vaccinations in 16 states already. My Maryland ped practice said they don’t know if they will be able to offer Covid vaccines this fall if ACIP doesn’t make the recommendation. [/quote] The articles explain this. It's odd you're so concerned yet so unwilling to read the full articles. They have FDA approval. The new vaccines are still being distributed, but the old vaccines have already been removed from distribution. Depending on the state, pharmacists may be to prescribe and administer them, or they may be able to administer them with a doctor's prescription. [b]In some cases, you might need to have a doctor's office administer them. [/b]But FDA approval means you would be able to get them.[/quote] This is still a big barrier for some people. Doctors offices also don’t want to waste their appointments for this vaccine which should be able to be given elsewhere.[/quote] My doctor’s office has a time when patients can walk in and get vaccinations they need without a separate appointment. [/quote] Great for you. My kid’s pediatrician sent a message that they were unsure if they could administer shots this fall without the ACIP recommendation.[/quote] Which means they're either blatantly lying or they're idiots. Either way you should probably find a more competent practice.[/quote] No this is a large, well-respected pediatric practice, and I value their email briefing hundreds of DMV area parents on the challenges with providing the COVID vaccine this year over your uneducated, internet rando opinion.[/quote] Look at the laws and regulations yourself. Even pharmacists in Maryland don't need an ACIP recommendation.[/quote] I don't agree. My pediatric practice of 20 pediatricians doesn't agree. If you want to make that argument, you can feel free to write your own op-ed for a legitimate publication saying that there's no issue with access to COVID vaccines this year and show us the citation for that. But you haven't, because you're an ignorant nobody who just wants to push anti-vaxx messaging that puts people's health at risk. [/quote] Whether you agree with the laws and regulations or not, that's what they say. There's nothing stopping doctors and pharmacists in Maryland from administering covid vaccines. And even in states like Massachusetts, doctors offices can administer them. You can take issue with the added complexity that brings in places like Massachusetts, but it's not the same thing as saying you can't get them. And it doesn't apply to Maryland anyway.[/quote] I'm sorry your reading comprehension is so weak. I do not disagree with laws and regulations as they relate to vaccines. I disagree with your incorrect interpretation of them and desire to post misinformation, which contradict those of medical professionals in the state of Maryland. Again, post a legitimate citation that supports your opinion. But you can't, because your view is incorrect. [/quote] Are you really suggesting that you believe that doctors in Maryland can't administer an FDA approved vaccine? That's part of their basic scope of practice under Maryland and Federal law. As for pharmacists, look at [url=https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gho§ion=12-508&enactments=false]Maryland Health Occupations Article § 12-508[/url], which admittedly was news to me until someone else alluded to it earlier.[/quote] Yes, several people on this thread have posted messages from medical practices stating that they are unclear whether they can administer the vaccine absent the ACIP recommendation. You just choose not to acknowledge those messages and post your antivaxx garbage.[/quote] ACIP recommendations, adopted or not by the CDC, are not regulations and are not legally binding on physicians. The only legal link that's been discussed is that several states have laws or regulations that allow pharmacists to administer vaccines *without a prescription* only if they are ACIP recommended. Separately, there's also been a question on insurance coverage, but there's no indication that insurance companies will opt to pull or limit coverage.[/quote]
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