HealthRepublican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy blamed the Trump administration’s vaccination policies for rising measles deaths in the United States. Pressing surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier, Cassidy sought a clear denial that the MMR vaccine causes autism; she ultimately said it was the country’s greatest tool against measles and rejected that claim. Three people have died in a Pennsylvania outbreak, with a fourth death under review.

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