{"id":109207,"date":"2020-10-28T23:06:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T06:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=109207"},"modified":"2020-10-28T23:06:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T06:06:23","slug":"western-states-join-californias-scientific-safety-review-workgroup-to-ensure-safety-of-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=109207","title":{"rendered":"Western States Join California\u2019s Scientific Safety Review Workgroup to Ensure Safety of COVID-19 Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA…Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California\u2019s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, which will independently review the safety and efficacy of any vaccine approved by the FDA for distribution. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom\u00a0announced the panel<\/a>\u00a0made up of nationally acclaimed scientists with expertise in immunization and public health.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCalifornia has led with science and data through the COVID pandemic and when a vaccine becomes available, we will leverage our scientific expertise to verify its safety to give everyone the confidence they need to make important decisions regarding the health of their families,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cThis virus transcends our borders and we are grateful to partner with our neighboring states though our Scientific Safety Review Workgroup for a healthy and safe path forward for all our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Governors of Washington, Oregon and Nevada will identify public health experts to join California\u2019s workgroup to guide the review of any vaccine approved by the FDA. While there is no proven vaccine for COVID-19 yet, these top health experts will review any vaccine that receives federal approval and verify its safety before California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada will make the vaccine available to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in science, public health and safety. That is why I am pleased that Washington is joining California and other western states in this effort,\u201d said Washington Governor Jay Inslee. \u201cAny COVID vaccine must be guided by the expertise of scientists and medical professionals and that\u2019s just what this workgroup will do. The Western States Pact will continue working together to ensure the best health outcomes for everyone in our states.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vaccines currently in development, once approved, are what Americans have been waiting for to protect their families, their children, and their loved ones in long-term care facilities,\u201d said Oregon Governor Kate Brown. \u201cThe independent review conducted by this panel of doctors, scientists, and health experts will ensure that a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is available to everyone, especially\u00a0communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, I am thrilled to work with other states in the Western States Pact to ensure we take care of all our residents by bringing together the best and brightest scientific minds across states borders. We know we are stronger together,\u201d said Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak. \u201cWhen the time comes, Nevadans will be able to feel confident in the safety of the vaccine knowing that an independent review by experts across the West gave it their seal of approval.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Western States have collaborated in response to COVID-19. In April, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Nevada joined in a\u00a0Western States Pact<\/a>\u00a0which shared a vision for fighting COVID-19 and\u00a0reopening their economies. Western State leaders in May urged congressional leaders to approve $1 trillion in\u00a0COVID-19 relief for states and local governments<\/a>\u00a0and are partnering to\u00a0pilot a project<\/a>\u00a0testing new exposure notification technology pioneered by Google and Apple.<\/p>\n

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Sacramento, CA…Washington, Oregon and Nevada have joined California\u2019s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, which will independently review the safety and efficacy of any vaccine approved by the FDA for distribution. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom\u00a0announced the panel\u00a0made up of nationally acclaimed scientists with expertise in immunization and public health. \u201cCalifornia has led with science and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Novel-Coronavirus-COVID-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}