Vote on CDC nominee clinched with change to CDC’s website on vaccines and autism

The Senate’s health committee pushed back a vote to advance two top health care nominations but indicated that one, the pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would win the necessary votes.

Bill Cassidy addresses CDC vaccine website language in CNN interview

Sen. Bill Cassidy weighs in after questions arose over language still posted on the CDC's website following his support for President Trump's CDC director nominee.
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Measles case count up to 41 across 16 states, CDC reports

(CNN) — At least 41 measles cases have been reported in 16 states since the start of the year, according to the newest tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number is up from last week, when the CDC reported 35 cases in 15 states.
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Public health veteran is Trump’s pick to lead CDC as administration shifts tone on vaccines

(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a public health veteran who has led vaccination programs, a new sign of the administration’s shifting views on vaccines. Dr. Erica Schwartz’s ...