SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

California's Democratic leaders on Wednesday announced a series of efforts to distance the state from President Donald Trump's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the state and federal government continue to clash over vaccines and science.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed legislation that allows the state to set future immunization guidance on credible, independent medical organizations instead of the CDC. Those organizations could include but are not limited to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Also on Wednesday, the governor and the California Department of Public Health, along with other West Coast governors, rolled out vaccine recommendations

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