US EditionGovernors of Washington, Oregon and California form a health alliance
The alliance aims to protect vaccine guidance from political influence by aligning immunization policies with scientific experts amid leadership turmoil at the federal CDC.
- The governors of California, Oregon, and Washington formed the West Coast Health Alliance to address health policy concerns amidst rising COVID-19 cases and political interference at the CDC.
- The alliance aims to provide unified recommendations for immunizations and credible information on vaccine safety while ensuring residents receive information grounded in scientific evidence.
- The governors emphasized that the CDC's recent actions, including the dismissal of experienced leaders, pose a threat to public health and safety.
- California State Health Officer Erica Pan and Washington State Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham highlighted the importance of science in public health, stating that current federal policies risk lives through political agendas.
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Washington, California, Oregon form alliance to develop vaccine guidelines in protest of CDC overhaul
Critics blasted the move as hypocritical, noting that Washington, Oregon, and California imposed some of the harshest mandates and emergency orders in the US during the pandemic that were not supported by scientific evidence.
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West Coast governors have formed a vaccine alliance to circumvent the Trump administration’s health agenda. California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, all Democrats, formed the West Coast Health Alliance in an effort that they claim will protect residents with “science, not politics.” “President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists — and his blatant politicization of the agenc…
With the commitment to a science-based and not ideologically based vaccine communication, the governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday the formation of a West Coast Health Alliance to begin coordinating public health guidelines independently to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The new alliance represents a unified regional response to the destruction of the credibility and scientific integrity of t…
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