Governors of the states, which make up the newly-formed West Coast Health Alliance, said in a joint press statement that their alliance was "fighting back against the Trump administration's assault on science." Earlier this month, the states announced the formation of the alliance as a response to what it called the "weaponization" of the CDC, spearheaded by Health Secretary and vocal vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"Public health leaders warn these moves dismantle independent, science-based oversight and inject politics into decisions that protect Americans' health - undermining the CDC's credibility at a moment when trust and clarity are most needed," the alliance said Wednesday.
The recommendations largely mirror what the CDC previously advised until this year, when Kennedy announced the CDC would no longer recommend the COVID vaccine for children and pregnant women.
"Democrat-run states that pushed unscientific school lockdowns, toddler mask mandates, and draconian vaccine passports during the COVID era completely eroded the American people's trust in public health agencies," Nixon said. "HHS will ensure policy is based on rigorous evidence and Gold Standard Science, not the failed politics of the pandemic."
Separately, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he had signed a new law, AB 144, which allows the state to base future immunization guidance on independent medical organizations rather than the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The law is designed to address which vaccines health insurance companies will cover, since insurers typically cover only those vaccines recommended by ACIP.
Other states, including Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania have issued COVID vaccine guidelines that differ from the CDC. Meanwhile, Florida this month announced it would be the first state to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates.
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