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Vax Beliefs of HHS Deputy Secretary Nominee Probed at Hearing

(MedPage Today) -- Chris Klomp, President Donald Trump's nominee for deputy HHS secretary, declared his support for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine at a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday, but that wasn't good enough...

Vax Beliefs of HHS Deputy Secretary Nominee Probed at Hearing

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