Surgeon general nominee Casey Means questioned about vaccines and birth control : NPR
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Key Points:
- Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's surgeon general nominee, testified before the Senate committee after delaying her hearing due to pregnancy, praising Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership and largely aligning with his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda.
- Means expressed support for vaccines saving lives but refrained from strongly endorsing childhood vaccinations, emphasizing informed consent between doctors and patients, and acknowledged flu vaccines reduce risk at the population level.
- She accepted scientific evidence disproving a vaccine-autism link but supported investigating environmental factors contributing to autism, aligning with Kennedy's views, while distancing vaccines from her core message.
- Means, a Stanford Medical School graduate with limited clinical experience and currently inactive medical license, has faced criticism for her qualifications and her promotion of wellness
