The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices approved some changes to its recommendations for how and when the COVID-19 vaccine is administered — but ultimately rejected a motion that would have required a prescription for the shot.

The first change unanimously approved by the panel recommends that adults aged 65 and older get a COVID-19 vaccine based on individual-based decision making — and that individuals aged 6 months to 64 years old, a vaccination is recommended based on individual-based decision making, with an added emphasis on providing risk-benefit information.

Another unanimous change recommended that “authorized healthcare providers discuss the risks and benefits of the vaccination for the individual patient.”

The panel also approved, 11-1, a new recommendation that vaccine information sheets, something already required by law, be updated to include “at least six risks and uncertainties.”

The only recommendation that failed to move forward from the panel in a narrow 6-6 vote was one that would have required a prescription for any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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