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1 week Ago, (Bloomberg) -- Massachusetts is forming a coalition of Northeast states to issue vaccine recommendations that may conflict with those from the federal government, escalating a clash between states and the Trump administration over public health policy.

Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts announced the initiative on Thursday as part of a broader push to guarantee access to vaccines for state residents amid dramatic shifts in the national policy under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vocal vaccine critic.

Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have agreed to be part of the coalition that will issue vaccine recommendations, said Karissa Hand, a spokesperson for Healey. New York has also joined, according to a spokesperson for that state’s health department.

It’s the latest attempt by states to establish their own public health infrastructure. This week, California, Oregon and Washington said they would form their own coalition to issue vaccine guidance, similar to the alliance Healey is pursuing in the Northeast...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/massachusetts-rebuffs-rfk-jr-with-new-northeast-vaccine-accord/ar-AA1LU19k