{"id":2516162,"date":"2025-12-01T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-coast-health-alliance-issues-update-on-vaccine-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:03:19","slug":"west-coast-health-alliance-issues-update-on-vaccine-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-coast-health-alliance-issues-update-on-vaccine-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Health Alliance issues update on vaccine safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwest-coast-health-alliance-issues-update-on-vaccine-safety%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516162&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>teh West Coast Health Alliance, representing California, Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii, has reaffirmed that vaccines are safe and do not cause autism. This statement counters claims made by robert F. Kennedy Jr. and recent confusing language changes on the CDC website regarding vaccine safety and autism. The alliance emphasizes reliance on credible, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >science-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-loosens-covid-19-restrictions-raising-restaurant-capacity-to-50-percent\/\" title=\"Chicago Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions, Raising Restaurant Capacity to 50 Percent\">public health guidance<\/a><\/a> rather than conspiracy theories or outdated beliefs. Governors from the member states have committed to following established scientific evidence in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-finds-errors-in-cdc-covid-19-fatality-reports\/\" title=\"Study finds errors in CDC COVID-19 fatality reports\">public health decisions<\/a>. The alliance highlights vaccines as crucial tools in preventing infectious diseases and expresses concern over misinformation. Historically, doubts about vaccine safety stem from a discredited 1998 study linking the MMR vaccine to autism, which was retracted due to ethical violations. The alliance encourages public trust in vaccines to protect communities from serious illnesses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">West Coast Health Alliance issues update on vaccine safety<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2420465\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The West Coast Health Alliance has taken an official stance on the safety and efficacy of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vaccines\/\">vaccines<\/a>, reaffirming they do not cause <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/autism\/\">autism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A recent press release from Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s<\/a> office announced that the alliance was countering the position taken by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902457\/melania-trump-home-where-the-heart-is-white-house-2025-christmas-theme\/\">Melania Trump debuts &#8216;Home Is Where The Heart Is&#8217; as White House 2025 Christmas theme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3902606\/indiana-gop-draft-congressional-map-carves-up-indianapolis\/\">Indiana GOP unveils draft of congressional map that carves up Indianapolis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3902514\/albuquerque-mayor-bashes-rival-supporters-i-heart-tim-keller-sweatshirts-homeless\/\">Albuquerque mayor bashes rival&#8217;s supporters over &#8216;I heart Tim Keller&#8217; sweatshirts for homeless<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In November, language used to describe vaccines and autism was&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccine-safety\/about\/autism.html\">changed on the website<\/a>&nbsp;of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying that there is no evidence to suggest vaccines do not cause autism.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34049735\/\">Scientists and doctors<\/a>&nbsp;have&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/2025\/vaccines-do-not-cause-autism\">refuted<\/a>&nbsp;for years that there is a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosbiology\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pbio.3003143\">link<\/a>&nbsp;between&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32309885\/\">vaccines and autism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has publicly voiced his belief that some&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_ea976b46-a2ce-11ef-a56a-a3ba3d5109c9.html\">vaccines cause autism<\/a>, The Center Square previously reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kennedy acknowledged to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/21\/us\/politics\/rfk-jr-cdc-vaccines-autism-website.html\">The New York Times<\/a>&nbsp;that science shows there is no link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism. Regardless of Kennedy&rsquo;s about-face on the connection between the MMR vaccine and autism in children, politicians on the West Coast are pushing back on the official CDC guidance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans deserve public health guidance grounded in science &ndash; not opinions,&rdquo; Newsom said in the Nov. 25 press release. &ldquo;The West Coast Health Alliance will continue following the science, not chasing conspiracies and outdated thinking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Officials from Newsom&rsquo;s office were not available to answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>The West Coast Health Alliance, which was formed earlier this year in response to Kennedy&rsquo;s stance on vaccines and autism, strongly recommends vaccines as a safe and effective means to protect children from contracting serious illnesses. The alliance said its members &ndash; California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii &ndash; are &ldquo;deeply concerned&rdquo; with the new guidance on the CDC website. The CDC is run by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vaccines are thoroughly tested and remain one of the most important tools for preventing infectious diseases,&rdquo; the California Department of Public Health said in a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/OPA\/Pages\/NR25-020.aspx\">Nov. 21 press release<\/a>. &ldquo;Public health guidance on immunization must be grounded in credible, evidence-based science to help parents and caregivers who may be receiving conflicting or inaccurate messages about immunization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Officials with the California Department of Public Health were not available to answer questions from The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>The Autism Science Foundation points to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/autismsciencefoundation.org\/causes-signs-and-symptoms\/?msdynmkt_trackingcontext=40b2c06a-af03-4706-afc5-f8f2f7530200#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20learned%20that%20there,factors%20is%20the%20usual%20cause.\">several different<\/a>&nbsp;environmental and genetic factors that cause autism, including gene mutations, exposure to toxic chemicals, maternal medical conditions and the age of parents at the age of conception.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the three original member states of the West Coast Health Alliance&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/06\/12\/california-oregon-washington-condemn-dismissal-of-cdc-vaccine-panel-call-on-other-states-to-join-them\/\">criticized Kennedy&rsquo;s stance on vaccines<\/a>, with the governors of California, Oregon and Washington stating each state would follow established science for public health decisions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Using science as our guiding star, Hawaii had the highest vaccination rate and lowest mortality rate of virtually any other state or region across the globe,&rdquo; said Gov. Josh Green, who practiced medicine before his run for governor, in a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/09\/04\/hawaii-to-join-west-coast-health-alliance-with-california-oregon-and-washington\/\">September 2025 press release<\/a>&nbsp;announcing Hawaii was joining the West Coast Health Alliance 24 hours after its launch. &ldquo;As an island state, we understand how critical it is to protect our communities from preventable disease.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3902182\/capitol-tea-tim-burchett-15-minute-christmas-party-musical-guest\/\">CAPITOL TEA: TIM BURCHETT TEASES 15-MINUTE CHRISTMAS PARTY SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Representatives from the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_3ef0fdda-ddd9-4098-80d4-c5d0c8ca02b1.html\">West Coast Health Alliance<\/a>&nbsp;were not available for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Public doubts about the efficacy or safety of vaccines stemmed from a 1998 paper published in the prestigious medical journal,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140673697110960\/fulltext\">The Lancet<\/a>, which made claims that the decades-old measles, mumps and rubella vaccine caused autism in children. The study was later retracted by The Lancet after the main author of that study, Andrew Wakefield, failed to disclose a financial conflict of interest because he was funded by lawyers who represented parents in a lawsuit against vaccine-producing companies, according to the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3136032\/\">National Library of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Coast Health Alliance reaffirms vaccines don&#8217;t cause autism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2516163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iStock-665515600.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37092,18302,32068,45284,68008],"class_list":["post-2516162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-health-update","tag-immunization","tag-public-health","tag-vaccine-safety","tag-west-coast-health-alliance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iStock-665515600.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516166,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516162\/revisions\/2516166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}