Northeast Public Health Collaborative

Northeast Public Health Collaborative member states

The Northeast Public Health Collaborative is a coalition created by the governors of several northeast states (including New York, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia) to coordinate public health guidelines separate from the CDC, similar to the West Coast Health Alliance. Maryland joined in September 2025, and Virginia joined in March 2026.

The voluntary collaboration aims "to share expertise, improve coordination, enhance capacity, strengthen regional readiness, and promote and protect evidence-based public health" and "ensure trust in public health, respond to public health threats, advance community health and strengthen confidence in ... science-based medicine".

The NEPHC released COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for the 2025–2026 academic year on September 15, 2025.

Background

The coalition was formed after a series of controversial decisions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A week before the announcement, CDC director Susan Monarez was fired over disagreements on vaccine policy, with her attorneys saying she "refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives". Four more top CDC leaders resigned claiming political interference in their duties. On June 23, 2025, Kennedy fired all 17 members of an advisory panel for vaccine recommendations, replacing some with people who had previously spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Several Northeastern States and America's Largest City Announce the Northeast Public Health Collaborative". September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NORTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 COVID-19 VACCINE" (PDF). New York State Department of Health. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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  4. ↑ "Maine, Northeastern States Formally Announce Northeast Public Health Collaborative". State of Maine, Office of Governor Janet T. Mills. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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  12. 1 2 "Virginia to Join Northeast Public Health Collaborative". Virginia Department of Public Health. March 4, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
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  14. ↑ "Several Northeastern States and America's Largest City Announce the Northeast Public Health Collaborative - NYC Health". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ "NORTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 COVID-19 VACCINE" (PDF).
  16. ↑ Goodman, Brenda (September 3, 2025). "States band together to issue public health guidance after 'destruction' of the CDC". CNN. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  17. ↑ Choi, Joseph (September 3, 2025). "States unveil vaccine coordination plan, in snub to RFK Jr". The Hill. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ho, Catherine (September 3, 2025). "As CDC declines, California will join West Coast public health alliance". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  19. ↑ "As CDC declines, California will join West Coast public health alliance". Los Angeles Times. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.