Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate grilling
Saphier said she supports measles and hepatitis B vaccines while pledging to divest business holdings if confirmed.
- On Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee held confirmation hearings for three Department of Health and Human Services nominees, including President Donald Trump's surgeon general pick, Dr. Nicole Saphier.
- Saphier, a radiologist and health influencer, is Trump's third surgeon general nominee after previous picks Dr. Casey Means and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat withdrew from consideration earlier this year.
- Senators are expected to grill Saphier over vaccine views as she navigates Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to scale back guidance. Former Surgeon General Adams said she will need a "clear, independent voice."
- Also facing lawmakers, HHS deputy secretary nominee Chris Klomp defended children receiving the MMR vaccine to curb measles, distancing himself from Kennedy's public doubts about vaccine safety.
- Experts note that bringing influencers into government roles presents unique challenges, as the Pew Research Center reports only about 10% of adults trust health information from social media influencers.
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Surgeon general nominee won’t renounce RFK Jr. vaccine decisions
Surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier, seeking to be confirmed as the nation’s top health educator and spokesperson, on Wednesday declined to fully distance herself from the Trump administration’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule when pressed by a prominent Republican. During a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, outgoing Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., […]
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump’s 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate questions over her vaccine stance
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s third surgeon general nominee, was grilled at her Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about her stance on childhood vaccines.
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Trump Surgeon General Nominee Saphier Backs MMR, Hepatitis B Vaccines and Rejects Autism Link
Dr. Nicole Saphier told senators she supports routine measles and hepatitis B vaccination and does not believe childhood vaccines cause autism as she seeks confirmation ... The post Trump Surgeon General Nominee Saphier Backs MMR, Hepatitis B Vaccines and Rejects Autism Link first appeared on [your]NEWS.
GOP senator blames Trump vaccine policy for measles deaths | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Senate health committee’s Republican chairman today blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump’s administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president’s pick for surgeon general to state plainly that vaccines do not cause autism.
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