Trump's surgeon general pick faces questions on vaccines and vaping at Senate hearing

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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