SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California issued the following statement concerning the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announcement of official immunization recommendations, following the passage of Assembly Bill 144:
“We applaud Gov. Newsom, the California Legislature and the Department of Public Health for recommending immunizations that are backed by scientific research and supported by trusted medical organizations,” said Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman. “The evidence overwhelmingly shows that vaccines work, and with these steps Californians – and all Covered California enrollees – will continue to have access to these critical health tools.”
...the good news is that the [U.S. Preventative Services Task Force] can continue to do its job. The bad news is that anti-vaxxer & complete nutjob Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now the one who gets to decide who serves on the PSTF.
The Task Force is made up of 16 volunteer experts in the fields of preventive medicine and primary care, including internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, obstetrics/gynecology, and nursing. Most of our members are practicing clinicians. To develop recommendations, we use our own expertise and routinely invite the input of disease experts and specialists. We also invite input from stakeholders and the public.
