Democrat governors in California, Washington and Oregon jointly announced Wednesday the formation of a “health alliance” to coordinate on vaccine access and unified recommendations, their response to what they called the Trump administration’s “destruction” of scientific integrity.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the Western Health Alliance, which will develop immunization guidelines “informed by respected national medical organizations.”

The announcement comes a week after the White House fired Susan Monarez, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The same three governors also jointly condemned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for dismissing 17 vaccine experts on the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in June.

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