Kelly Moore, MD, MPH

Shared decision-making for COVID-19 vaccines will widen disparities, said Moore, as those already skeptical or with limited access will likely opt out.

Moore describes the ACIP's shared decision making approach to COVID-19 vaccination as a "passive recommendation" that will surely exclude at-risk US populations.

Public health expert Kelly Moore, MD, MPH, president and CEO of immunize.org, says the news is good for now, but the uninsured could be at future risk.

Public health officials across states and regions are "thinking on their feet" about how best to protect public health given the upheavel in federal vaccine policy, Moore said.

Moore, a past voting member of the ACIP, is unsure how the CDC will respond to adding "speculative concerns" to a piece of information given to every person who recieves a vaccine.

Moore, president and CEO of immunize.org, has deep roots in public health and advocacy, vaccine program implementation, and immunization education.