West Coast Health Alliance: States band together to issue public health guidance after destruction of the CDC
CNN1 day
West Coast States Form Health Alliance
Above: California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference on Aug. 14, 2025. Image copyright: Mario Tama/Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Under Kennedy, the CDC has become a political tool that can't be trusted. This alliance is a way for governors to provide their constituents with accurate data and recommendations, while at the same time pushing back against the Trump administration. The Western Alliance could set an example for other states to take similar action in the name of public health.
Republican narrative
Kennedy is taking the CDC back from woke bureaucrats who have done the American people a disservice with their vaccine guidance and other policies. Sanity now reigns again in American health policy. And don't forget that the last time states coordinated in opposition to federal health policies, their COVID policies had untold negative effects on their populations.