BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state’s department of public health, whether or not those vaccines continue to be recommended by the federal government, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.

The Democratic governor issued a bulletin saying the move was to ensure Massachusetts residents can afford the vaccines they need and want, “even if the federal government issues narrower recommendations,” according to a press release.

The announcement comes after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s extensive restructuring and downsizing of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including the firing of former CDC Director Susan Monarez last month.

“Massachusetts has the best health care in the world,

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