Under the alliance, which the state leaders said aims to “ensure residents remain protected by science, not politics,” the states will provide coordinated health guidelines based on vaccine recommendations from “respected national medical organizations,” though each state can also pursue its own independent strategies.
In a joint statement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson referenced the White House’s “blatant politicization” of the CDC and the president’s “mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists” as a “direct assault on the health and safety of the American people.”
“California, Oregon, and Washington will not allow the people of our states to be put at risk,” the governors said.