New York S09849 authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccines recommended by the health commissioner and FDA, removes CDC's ACIP recommendation.

New York S09849 allows licensed pharmacists to administer vaccines recommended by the commissioner of health and authorized by the FDA. It removes the requirement to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendation for meningococcal disease immunization. The bill also mandates insurance coverage for immunizations recommended by the health commissioner or the CDC's ACIP, including those for influenza, pneumococcal, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, COVID-19, meningococcal.

New York S09849 authorizes pharmacists to administer vaccines recommended by the health commissioner and FDA, removes CDC's ACIP recommendation.

New York S09849 allows licensed pharmacists to administer vaccines recommended by the commissioner of health and authorized by the FDA. It removes the requirement to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendation for meningococcal disease immunization. The bill also mandates insurance coverage for immunizations recommended by the health commissioner or the CDC's ACIP, including those for influenza, pneumococcal, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, COVID-19, meningococcal.