CHICAGO, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— Governors from 15 states, including Illinois, launched the Governors Public Health Alliance on Wednesday in an effort to safeguard America's public health infrastructure.

According to the news release from the Illinois Governor's Office, this coalition is committed to protecting their states from "The Trump Administration's erosion of trust and dismantlement of America's public health infrastructure." The group claims to be built on months of work behind the scenes, countering the federal government's "war on science, vaccine misinformation, and stripping of healthcare from millions of Americans."

Other governors included in the alliance are those from Washington, Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Guam, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Califor

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