Overview

• Governors announced a joint effort to issue unified, evidence-based immunization recommendations and provide credible information on vaccine safety.
• The alliance will draw on guidance from national medical societies and intends to release shared principles to bolster public confidence in the coming weeks.
• The step follows turbulence at the CDC, including the firing of Director Susan Monarez and the earlier removal of all 17 members of the ACIP advisory panel.
• Recent FDA and CDC decisions narrowed COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to adults 65 and older and certain high-risk adults and ended recommendations for healthy children and pregnant people, prompting concerns about insurance coverage and access.
• HHS criticized the move as political and defended the revamped ACIP as the scientific authority, while other regions explore similar coordination that could lead to divergent state policies.