Republican Senator Cassidy Presses Trump's Surgeon General Pick on Vaccine Stance Amid Rising Measles Deaths
Senator Bill Cassidy criticized the Trump administration's vaccine policy while questioning the president's nominee for US surgeon general on public health views, as measles deaths increase nationwide.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy criticized the Trump administration's approach to vaccine policy during a Senate hearing, according to Al Jazeera.
Cassidy questioned President Trump's nominee for US surgeon general about the nominee's views on vaccines and public health, the report said.
The exchange took place amid a rise in measles deaths in the United States, according to Al Jazeera's report.
Details of the nominee's specific responses and further comments from Cassidy were not included in the available report.
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