Republican senator faults Trump vaccine policy for US measles deaths as panel weighs health nominees - Reuters

A Republican senator and chairman of the U.S. Senate health committee has blamed the vaccine policy of the Donald Trump administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania. During a panel weighing health nominees, the senator criticized the administration's approach to vaccinations. Additionally, the senator pressed the president's nominee for surgeon general to explicitly state that vaccines do not cause autism, highlighting concerns over public health messaging and the impact of federal policy on disease outbreaks.