Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

HR 87, the "Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act," requires the CDC to publicly post all clinical safety and effectiveness data for any COVID-19 vaccine before it can be added to the official child and adolescent immunization schedule. It automatically removes all currently listed COVID-19 vaccines from that schedule upon the bill's enactment. The bill mandates that all posted data must be de-identified to protect privacy. This applies specifically to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) schedule and affects how future CDC vaccine recommendations for children are made. The law does not alter the CDC's authority to later reinstate a vaccine if the required data is posted.