COLUMBUS — The Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation on the Covid-19 vaccine for children will not change Ohio’s school vaccine requirement, Doctor Bruce Vanderhoff, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, said in a statement Friday.
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“The State of Ohio does not mandate the Covid-19 vaccine for school attendance,” he said. “Ohio law determines required vaccines for school attendance.”
The recommendation from the ACIP is not a requirement for vaccines, but an addition to a list of recommended vaccinations provided by the CDC.
An advisory committee to the CDC voted Thursday to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of recommended immunizations for children and adults.
“The ACIP vote does not change Ohio law,” said Vanderhoff. “The state’s list of required vaccines can only be changed through legislation.”