WASHINGTON — Federal officials have missed the legal deadline to notify the public of an upcoming meeting of a vaccine advisory panel that was planned for next week, raising questions about whether the meeting, expected to be closely monitored for signs of the Trump administration’s intents, will be postponed.
Under federal law, agencies are required to announce advisory committee meetings, including those of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, by certain periods ahead of time to allow for public input. A Federal Register notice puts that deadline at seven calendar days prior to the panel’s gathering, but a federal rule last updated in 2001 says the notice must be posted at least 15 days prior.
