California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii announced the formation of a health alliance to guide residents on vaccines and immunizations because of what a joint statement called "the politicization of science" by the federal government.

A statement from California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson on Wednesday said the West Coast Health Alliance "represents a unified regional response to the Trump administration's destruction of the U.S. CDC's credibility and scientific integrity."

On Thursday, Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D., announced his state would join the alliance.

"Hawaii is proud to stand with our West Coast partners to ensure public health decisions are grounded in science, not politics," said Green, a former emergency room

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