Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Friday to recommend that people who want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine can do so, but they must first consult with a health care provider, a process known as shared clinical decision-making. The committee was continuing to debate other questions, including whether a prescription should be required for vaccination.

That applies to adults 65 and older. It should be the same for people ages 6 months to 64 years, the vaccine advisers voted, but with “an emphasis that the risk-benefit of vaccination is most favorable for individuals who are at an increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease and lowest for individuals who are not at an increased risk, according to the CDC list of COVID-19 risk factors.”

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