Trump replaces surgeon general nominee Casey Means

10 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · May 1

Means lost support from Republican senators including Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins after declining to fully endorse childhood vaccines and reject an autism link at her February hearing.
The collapse elevated Dr Nicole Saphier, who supports measles and Covid-19 vaccines, and triggered infighting as Robert F Kennedy Jr and Calley Means blamed Senate health committee chairman Bill Cassidy.
The episode exposed Senate unease with the Make America Healthy Again movement, while questions persisted over White House handling of Means's delayed nomination for the post overseeing 6,000 public-health professionals.

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