The West Coast Health Alliance

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Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that California is teaming up with Oregon and Washington (and now also Hawaii) to launch a new “West Coast Health Alliance” with the goal of preserving scientific integrity in public health policy, particularly around vaccine guidance.

Here’s what reliable sources report:

• News outlets confirm that on September 3, 2025, the governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced the formation of the West Coast Health Alliance, a regional effort to issue unified, science-based vaccine recommendations — in response to growing concerns about the politicization of the CDC under the Trump administration and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Daily BeastSan Francisco ChronicleAP NewsAxios.

• The governors cited actions such as the dismissal of CDC leadership, including its director and advisory committee members, as compromising the agency’s credibility, prompting them to take independent action The Daily BeastSan Francisco Chronicle.

• The initiative is meant to ensure that residents in these states receive consistent, evidence-based guidance, informed by respected medical organizations — regardless of shifting federal guidance The Daily BeastSan Francisco ChronicleAxiosGovernor of Californiagovernor.wa.govLos Angeles TimesWikipedia.

• The alliance has a growing membership: Hawaii joined just a day after the initial announcement, expanding the coalition beyond the original three West Coast states governor.wa.govGovernor of CaliforniaCBS NewsWikipedia.

• A summary article even refers to the alliance as a formal coalition formed by interstate compact aimed at coordinating health guidelines independently from the CDC Wikipedia.

Further reading

The Daily Beast

Newsom Takes on RFK Jr. With Own Vaccine Safety Panel

2 days ago

San Francisco Chronicle

As CDC declines, California will join West Coast public health alliance

2 days ago

Axios

3 western states form vaccine alliance to counter feds

2 days ago

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