A coalition of West Coast, Democratic-led states on Wednesday announced a new public health alliance formed in defiance of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with the states saying it will provide "science-driven" advice on vaccines.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) announced the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance just days after Kennedy sacked the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The health secretary has also overhauled the CDC's vaccine advisory board, appointing multiple like-minded vaccine skeptics.

“President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists — and his blatant politicization of the agency — is a direct assault on the health and safety

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