By Gene Johnson | Associated Press

SEATTLE — Four Democratic-led Western states announced joint recommendations Wednesday about who should be vaccinated for seasonal respiratory viruses, including the flu and COVID-19, saying the Trump administration has jeopardized public health by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii early this month formed the West Coast Health Alliance in an effort to combat what they describe as the “weaponization” of federal health agencies to advance anti-vaccine policies , despite decades of scientific research showing that vaccines are safe and effective .

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Their recommendations follow those of major medi

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