3 states take vaccine guidance into their own hands: 5 notes

California, Oregon and Washington are forming a health alliance that would coordinate vaccine recommendations for their residents, according to a Sept. 3 joint news release. Here is what to know: 1. The West Coast Health Alliance is intended to provide residents with scientific data on vaccine safety and efficacy, as well as issue vaccine guidance for respiratory illnesses and childhood immunizations.

2. Governors of the three states said the CDC has become “a political tool that increasingly peddles ideology instead of science, ideology that will lead to severe health consequences.” The new alliance is meant to protect residents against the “politicization of science” by using “consistent, science-based recommendations they can rely on — regardless of shifting federal actions.” 3. This i