Even Trump is worried about RFK Jr’s thinking and the actions of some Red States on vaccines….
While the piece below is mainly about politics….
The issue for Americans in general IS about Personal Health and Healthcare….
JB Pritzker is exploring ways to stockpile Covid shots in Illinois. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order protecting vaccine access in New York. Maura Healey is requiring insurers in Massachusetts cover the costs of injections recommended by her health department, regardless of federal guidelines.
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health department curtails access to the Covid-19 vaccine and mulls restricting the availability of others, Democratic governors are forming a bulwark against him as they take on an issue that has strong public support ahead of the pivotal 2026 midterms.
On the West Coast, California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii have created a coalition to issue immunization guidance. And public health officials across the northeast, led by those in Massachusetts, have been meeting for months to strategize standing up their own collaboration focused on safeguarding vaccine access, public health labs, disease tracking and emergency preparedness as President Donald Trump’s administration guts funding, according to Healey’s office.
“We’re … creating a public health infrastructure that used to exist under the federal government, but with RFK, Jr. at the helm, has been completely disrupted and dismantled,” Healey told reporters Monday at the state Capitol. “We need to make sure that … we are doing everything we can here in Massachusetts to make sure that people get access to the health care that they need.”
Vaccine access seems to be a winning issue for Democrats, who are locked out of power across Washington.
Polls show voters trust their party more on health care, underscored by a recent NBC News survey demonstrating strong vaccine support that cuts across party lines. More than nine in 10 Democrats reported supporting them, as did 72 percent of independents and 67 percent of Republicans. A vast majority of Americans — including Republicans — also said they back childhood vaccine requirements, as ruby-red Florida considers scrapping mandates for the shots in public schools.
Now Kennedy’s vaccine restrictions — a reversal from his confirmation-process pledges not to “take vaccines away from anybody” — and the firings and resignations he’s triggered at the CDC have opened a rift among Republicansand given Democrats an opportunity to pounce…
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“What we saw in Trump’s big, beautiful bill is a lot of people are going to lose health insurance coverage…folks are going to see their premiums soar, sometimes up to 60 percent across the board,” Bera said. “He ran on, ‘I’ll make your life better’ [and] they screwed it up.”
Still, some Democrats warn against pummeling Kennedy and Trump without offering solutions.
“Part of the problem with the Democrats has always been, ‘these guys suck, so vote for me,’ which is not an answer,” said Anahita Dua, a vascular surgeon who founded Healthcare For Action, a Democratic PAC that helps elect health care workers to Congress.
Democrats need to “message what they know is coming down the pike” with Medicaid cuts, she said, noting her PAC is planning related town halls in swing districts, and “show us actual steps that they can do to make our lives better.”…