October 1, 2025: A new federal policy recommendation from the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) is that a patient’s decision to get a COVID-19 injection must be based on “shared clinical decision-making” between the patient and the healthcare provider administering the shot.
“Sign this Form” is NOT Informed Consent
‘Shared clinical decision-making’ is no longer just having a patient sign-off on an informed consent sheet that they may or may not have read or understood.



