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U.S. Surgeon General nominee Means says she backs vaccines, with parental conversations
"I'm supportive of vaccination. I do believe that each patient, mother, parent, needs to have a conversation with their pediatrician about any medication they're putting in their body and their children's body," Means said.
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Reuters - Wed, 25, Feb 2026
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Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. / REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Casey Means, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general and an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said before the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that she backs vaccines for measles, currently at levels not seen in decades in the U.S., and other diseases.
"I'm supportive of vaccination. I do believe that each patient, mother, parent, needs to have a conversation with their pediatrician about any medication they're putting in their body and their children's body," Means said.
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