Trump Drops Vaccine Skeptic Dave Weldon As CDC Nominee Before Confirmation

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The White House has withdrawn former Representative Dave Weldon as its nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to CNBC.

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00:02White House has withdrawn former Representative Dave Weldon as its nominee to lead the Centers

00:06for Disease Control and Prevention, and according to CNBC, the move came hours before Weldon,

00:12a vaccine skeptic and former Florida Republican lawmaker, was scheduled for a confirmation

00:17hearing. Weldon is a longtime critic of vaccine safety and has promoted debunked claims linking

00:23vaccines to autism. His nomination drew strong opposition from Senate Democrats,

00:28who criticized his views as harmful to public health. HHS has not commented

00:33on the reason for Weldon's withdrawal nomination or the timing of Trump's next CDC pick.

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