FDA nominee voices support for vaccines at Senate hearing scrutinizing Trump administration efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration voiced support for the safety of long-established vaccines at a hearing Thursday, even as senators questioned her about the White House's efforts to upend childhood immunizations. Dr. Heidi Overton, a physician currently serving as a White House adviser, has worked on a series of Trump health initiatives, including an executive order last month that called for splitting up and spacing out decades-old in...
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