New ACIP member questions ACOG’s transparency after exit from vaccine panel

Last week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) — the nation’s leading obstetrics body — withdrew as a liaison from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

ACOG said it was stepping away over concerns about ACIP’s credibility and invoked “scientific standards” to justify the move.

A newly appointed ACIP member is now turning that standard back on ACOG.

Dr Adam Urato, a Massachusetts obstetrician and long-time ACOG member, says ACOG’s own conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic warrants scrutiny — particularly its support for Covid-19 vaccination mandates in pregnancy.