Watch live: Trump's pick for surgeon general faces Senate confirmation hearing
Dr. Nicole Saphier, whom President Trump tapped to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday morning. Saphier, a media personality, was the third person Trump picked for the role, after his two previous nominees failed to receive Senate support. Her nomination, however, did not come...
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a confirmation hearing for three top health officials, including Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third pick for surgeon general. Dr. Saphier was questioned about her stance on childhood vaccines, to which she voiced support for immunization.
According to MedPage Today, Dr. Saphier was grilled about her views on vaccines at the hearing. The president and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. have made numerous false claims about vaccine efficacy and safety, Scientific American reported.
The hearing also covered other topics, including vaping. Dr. Saphier was one of three nominees being considered for top health positions, along with Chris Klomp for deputy secretary of HHS and Timothy Westlake, M.D., as assistant secretary for mental health and substance use.
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Also reported by 4 other outlets
- Trump's Surgeon General Pick Grilled Over Vaccine Stance medpagetoday.com
- WATCH LIVE: Dr. Nicole Saphier testifies in confirmation hearing for U.S. surgeon general pbs.org
- Trump's surgeon general pick faces questions on vaccines and vaping at Senate hearing npr.org
- Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s 3rd surgeon general pick, faces Senate grilling winnipegfreepress.com
