TEC Brief: Fact check of the June 2025 ACIP meeting (Day 1)
Day one of the newly restructured ACIP committee focused on COVID-19 and RSV discussions, covering ongoing disease burden, vaccine safety, and effectiveness. While CDC presentations were thorough and professional, the meeting was disrupted by significant misinformation; we documented at least 28 falsehoods requiring real-time fact-checking. This debrief provides rapid fact-checking of falsehoods raised, contextualizes the discussions within current evidence, and offers communications guidance for public health leaders and media responding to meeting coverage and social media amplification of misinformation.