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West Coast Health Alliance

Coalition of West Coast health authorities

Health & Medicine · 22 Oct 2026CDC denies West Coast request to validate high-volume measles test, citing ‘other priorities’

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has denied a request from California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington to validate a rapid, high-volume test for measles, citing other competing priorities, according to a letter sent to CDC director Erica Schwartz by the West Coast Health Alliance.