Dr. Nicole Saphier
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“If Mr. Kennedy truly wants to be a champion for families facing autism spectrum disorder, he should form partnerships with the nation’s most reputable researchers.”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last year that Kennedy should form partnerships with the nation's most reputable researchers on autism.
“I do not believe childhood vaccines cause autism.”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier stated during her confirmation hearing that she does not believe childhood vaccines cause autism.
“Families deserve more than passionate speeches and fringe science,”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last year that families deserve more than passionate speeches and fringe science.
“Chairman Cassidy, you're speaking to someone who tells people they have cancer every day. And the hepatitis B vaccine is one of the most tangible ways we have to prevent cancer,”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier addressed a question from Sen. Bill Cassidy about whether children should receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
“Well, humbly, I don't know what causes autism, but I have not seen reputable evidence that would suggest that vaccines cause autism,”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier differed with some of Kennedy's past statements about a potential link between vaccines and autism during her confirmation hearing.
“I believe the MMR vaccine is our greatest tool for combatting measles,”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier made the statement during her Senate confirmation hearing before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
“widely criticized within the scientific and medical communities.”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed last year, Saphier said David Geier's research has been widely criticized within the scientific and medical communities.
“The most tried and true way to prevent hepatitis B infection and effectively lower hepatitis B associated illness is universal birth dosing.”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier added that universal birth dosing is the most effective way to prevent hepatitis B infection and associated illness.
“As a physician, I can tell you that I do not believe the MMR vaccine to be lethal,”
Dr. Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier responded to Sen. Bill Cassidy's question about whether she agreed with Trump's suggestion that the MMR vaccine could be lethal.