Nicole Saphier
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“cannot speak to what the president has said”
Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier declined to comment on the president's statements when pressed by Cassidy on MMR vaccine safety.
“I have long believed that we spend too much time and resources treating chronic disease after it takes hold, and not enough time helping Americans reduce their risk before illness begins. And unfortunately, we’re seeing the consequences of that imbalance right now: rising cancer rates in people under 50, cardiovascular disease that remains the number one killer, but also is largely preventable in lots of cases,”
Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier expressed her focus on preventive health in her opening remarks before the Senate health committee.
“The best tool we have to combat these infections to save the most lives and to also create population herd immunity is vaccination against the MMR. I appreciate the president is trying to reach vaccine-hesitant people who are wanting more answers or who are concerned that there are too many doses.”
Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier defended vaccination as the best tool for herd immunity while acknowledging the president's efforts to reach vaccine-hesitant people.
“I do not believe the MMR vaccine to be lethal. I believe the MMR vaccine is our greatest tool for combating measles.”
Nicole Saphier · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-16
Saphier stated she does not believe the MMR vaccine is lethal and called it the greatest tool for combating measles.