# Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths

https://mins.news/en/item/61600

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-16 19:45 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/16/republican-us-senator-slams-trump-vaccine-policy-amid-rising-measles-deaths?traffic_source=rss

> 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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