A top Republican senator has accused the Trump administration’s vaccine skepticism of contributing to a deadly measles outbreak, citing recent fatalities in Pennsylvania linked to misinformation and policy failures. As the U.S. faces its most severe measles surge in decades, the health committee chair demanded the president’s nominee for surgeon general publicly reject the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. The remarks highlight growing political tensions over public health amid rising vaccine-preventable disease cases.
Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administrationUS politics live – latest updatesSenator Bill Cassidy, the Republican chairman of the US Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration’s vaccine-skeptical approach for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and challenged Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general to directly state that vaccines do not cause autism on Wednesday.Cassidy, a Louisiana physician who chairs the panel, said three people in Pennsylvania had died of measles, with a fourth death under review, because of misinformation and misguided policies. His remarks come as the US grapples with its worst measles outbreak in over three decades. Continue reading...
