Vaccines at the Center as Surgeon General Nominee Faces Senate Scrutiny
TL;DR
At a Senate confirmation hearing, Casey Means, President Trump’s surgeon general nominee, was grilled over vaccines and the autism link, refused to push universal vaccination, and urged parents to discuss shots with doctors while acknowledging vaccines’ life-saving role and supporting shared clinical decision-making; lawmakers pressed on universal hepatitis B birth-dose policy and Means’s credentials, including her inactive medical license and wellness-influencer background.
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- Casey Means, Surgeon General Nominee, Sidesteps Questions on Vaccines at Senate Hearing The New York Times
- WATCH: Markey asks Dr. Means if Trump's order promoting glyphosate production puts health at risk PBS
- Surgeon General Nominee Testifies at Confirmation Hearing C-SPAN
- Trump's pick for surgeon general grilled over her positions on vaccines NBC News
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