Washington, March 13, 2025 (AFP) - White House withdraws vaccine-skeptic nominee to lead US health agency

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2025-03-13

The White House on Thursday pulled its vaccine-skeptical nominee for director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ahead of a scheduled Senate hearing. Internal medicine doctor and former Florida congressman David Weldon has long expressed concerns about adverse effects from immunization and promoted the debunked theory about a link between vaccines and autism. The withdrawal comes as a measles outbreak has killed two people......

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