'Vaccines are the best protection we have.' West Coast states issue their own guidance ahead of feds Eilís O'Neill September 17, 2025 / 5:00 pm

The West Coast Health Alliance has released its recommendations for who should get the Covid, flu, and RSV vaccines this fall. The alliance is a new partnership between Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii to issue joint, science-based vaccine guidance in the face of concerns that the federal government can no longer be relied on to recommend vaccines based on the best available information.

“Vaccines are the best protection we have against serious illness due to COVID-19, flu, and RSV, and they can also help reduce spread and ease pressure on our health care system,” Washington state health officer Dr. Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett wrote in a

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