Officials at health agencies in Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Lane and Lincoln counties are backing recent recommendations regarding respiratory vaccinations from the Oregon Health Authority and the newly-formed Western States Health Alliance.

Health agencies from most counties sent out recommendations Friday morning, while spokespeople from others expressed support for them to KLCC.

“The biggest reason [for sending out recommendations] are the changes at the federal level with regards to recommendation, including the national advisory committee, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,” said Lane County Senior Public Health Officer Doctor Patrick Luedtke.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the ACIP panel in June , and has handpicked 12 replace

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