The Trump Administration Must Nominate a Qualified CDC Director
Washington, D.C. – Hours before his confirmation hearing, the Trump Administration pulled the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Public Citizen Health Research Group Director Dr. Robert Steinbrook issued the following statement:
“Dave Weldon has dangerous anti-vaccine views. The CDC director must be a forceful advocate for the critical importance of vaccines in preventing disease and promoting public health. Although the specific reasons his nomination was pulled are not known, the Trump Administration now has the opportunity to nominate a better-qualified person.
The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico has grown to over 250 cases, with two deaths including an unvaccinated child. Anti-vaccine rhetoric and extremism should have no role in the federal government.”