Cassidy pushes radical vaccine honesty amid measles surge

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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy urged President Trump to publicly affirm vaccine safety amid a rising measles outbreak, warning that questioning immunization could lead to more illness and deaths; he criticized the idea of splitting MMR into separate doses, emphasized vaccines' safety and proper timing, and called for a clear, evidence-based government message as the administration weighs vaccine policy and nods to FDA and surgeon general nominees.
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