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Democratic governors from 15 states and Guam launched a Governors Public Health Alliance to coordinate data sharing, threat messaging, emergency preparedness, and policy—casting it as a response to President Donald Trump’s administration. “You’re on your own,” is how Maryland Gov. Wes Moore described Washington’s posture. The move deepens a partisan fight sharpened after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s advisers declined to recommend COVID-19 vaccination. HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said Democrats eroded trust with mandates, while the Trump administration and Secretary Kennedy are rebuilding it with evidence. GovAct backs the alliance, whose advisers include former CDC director Mandy Cohen.

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