West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting
The West Coast Health Alliance formed by California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii offers stricter vaccine guidance for COVID-19, flu, and RSV based on national medical organizations' advice.
- The West Coast states of California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii formed an alliance to combat what they called the weaponization of federal health agencies to advance anti-vaccine policies.
- Several states, including Florida, are taking steps to change or eliminate school vaccine mandates, while others like Massachusetts and Colorado are working to ensure access to recommended vaccines.
- The West Coast Health Alliance aims to provide credible vaccine guidance based on science and safety, standing united against putting politics over public health.
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West Coast states recommend COVID shots for all adults and children, breaking with federal policy
(Reuters) -The West Coast Health Alliance, including the states of California, Oregon, and Hawaii, on Wednesday recommended COVID-19 vaccines in all adults and children who choose protection, in contrast to the U.S. government's narrowed approvals for the shots.
West Coast states issue unified recommendations for COVID shots and flu, RSV vaccines
By Anthony Macuk, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii have released a new set of vaccine recommendations under the West Coast Health Alliance. The four states formed the bloc earlier this month in response to recent turmoil at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies under the leadership of

West Coast states issue joint vaccine recommendations ahead of CDC advisers meeting
Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S.
Hawaii joins Western states in issuing vaccine guidelines countering Kennedy | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Four Democratic-controlled Western states today issued their own recommendations on who should get three common seasonal vaccines, a sharp rejection of efforts by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to upend vaccine policy at the federal level.
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