黑料吃瓜网 announced a new regional partnership Thursday to combine multiple states鈥� public health expertise and resources. The partnership comes amid fall vaccine season and continued uncertainty at the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
The group is called the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. Dr. Manisha Juthani, 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 public health commissioner, said the group's goal is to 鈥減rotect core public health principles and services鈥� as the states navigate federal policy changes.
Eight health departments plan to collaborate on public health emergency preparedness, infectious disease, data analysis and lab work. They also plan to work together on vaccine recommendations and purchasing.
In a joint statement public health leaders say the group was informally established months ago.
"Pathogens know no borders," Juthani said in a statement. "In the Northeast, people cross borders daily for work and school."
The participating health departments from New England include 黑料吃瓜网, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York State and New York City are also part of the coalition.
The collaboration comes on the heels of the federal government announcing that reversed a rule saying anyone 6 months and older could get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Under the new federal guidance, only people over 65 years old, or who have an underlying health condition, could get the vaccine.
Serveral states, including 黑料吃瓜网, have since released their own guidance on the shots.
On Sept. 10, 黑料吃瓜网 Gov. Ned Lamont recommending that adults of any age, along with children aged 6 months and up, could get the COVID-19 shot in 黑料吃瓜网.
The governor's office said in a statement that future legislation "may be needed within state statutes to ensure continued stability in the future, regardless of any potential shifts in positions from the federal government."
