West Coast States Plan Their Own Vaccine Guides: States of Play

Sept. 4, 2025, 6:33 PM UTC

WASHINGTON, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA will begin coordinating immunization recommendations under a new partnership announced Wednesday in response to recent changes at the CDC that the states say undermine the federal agency’s credibility.

  • The West Coast Health Alliance will “help safeguard scientific expertise by ensuring that public health policies” in the three states “are informed by trusted scientists, clinicians, and other public health leaders,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office said in a press release.
  • Health leaders in each of the states said the coordination is intended to ensure the safety of their citizens following US HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

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