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Trump surgeon general nomination 2026
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SEP 17 · Day 1
Trump's surgeon general pick faces viral exchange at confirmation hearing
Leading medical organizations say the administration's statements about vaccines and efforts to reduce government-recommended childhood immunizations have increased vaccine hesitancy.
Pennsylvania has had four measles-related deaths in 2025.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Health Secretary and initially questioned whether the measles virus was the cause of the Pennsylvania deaths.