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CDC's Failure to Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination—“Shared Clinical Decision-Making” Is Abdication of Responsibility

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.22473

November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM EST

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This Viewpoint discusses shared clinical decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination.

Corresponding Author: Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Resolve to Save Lives, 224 W 35th St, Ste 500, New York, NY 10001 (tfrieden@rtsl.org).

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