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After a contentious discussion that at times referenced discredited theories, low-quality data and desperate pleas from physicians and patients to rely upon sound science, a key CDC committee opted Friday to punt its most consequential vaccine decisions to a future date.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices came extremely close to recommending that the COVID-19 vaccine be available by prescription only, with a 6-6 vote broken by chair Martin Kulldorff’s “no” vote. The group also postponed a vote on Hepatitis B vaccination indefinitely, with some vaccine-skeptic members arguing that a proposal to delay the first dose did not go far enough.

The committee closed out its tw

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