These 3 states are teaming up to counter the CDC's vaccine recommendations

"The western states envision issuing guidelines they said would be driven by evidence-based recommendations from national medical organizations. The effort also includes releasing shared principles on how to build public trust in vaccines, they said. The move comes after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. effectively restricted COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk groups, limiting access for healthy children or healthy pregnant women."

"What they're saying: "The CDC has become a political tool that increasingly peddles ideology instead of science, ideology that will lead to severe health consequences." California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) said in a statement. "California, Oregon, and Washington will not allow the people of our states to be put at risk." "Our communities deserve clear and transparent communication about vaccines," said Sejal Hathi, director of the Oregon Health Authority."

California, Oregon and Washington plan to issue state-led vaccine guidelines grounded in evidence-based recommendations from national medical organizations. The effort will include shared principles aimed at rebuilding and maintaining public trust in vaccines. The action follows Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effective restriction of COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk groups, which limited access for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. CDC vaccine advisors are scheduled to meet this month to evaluate mRNA shot suitability. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists have issued recommendations that differ from the federal position. HHS defended its approach as grounded in rigorous evidence.

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