Overview

• California, Oregon and Washington launched the West Coast Health Alliance to issue unified, science-driven vaccine guidance in response to federal upheaval.
• An open letter from 1,040 current and former HHS employees urged Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign or be removed, citing risks from his vaccine policies and leadership.
• More than 20 medical and public‑health organizations separately called for his resignation, warning that abandoning evidence‑based programs will cost lives.
• After CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired last week, at least four senior officials resigned, and the administration tapped deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill as acting CDC director.
• Kennedy defended his overhaul in a Wall Street Journal op‑ed, citing the West Texas measles response, while replacing the CDC vaccine panel and narrowing COVID‑shot guidance; he is scheduled to testify in the Senate on Thursday.