CDC, Trump and Weldon

Anti-Vaxxers and Abortion Opponents Celebrate Trump’s Pick to Run CDC
What do anti-vaxxers and abortion opponents have in common? They both see an ally in David Weldon, who is now President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dave Weldon, Trump's CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida who has questioned vaccine safety, to lead the CDC may position him as an important anti-vaccine ally for Robert F.
Trump picks former Florida Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon as director of CDC
President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon is his pick as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Trump selects Dave Weldon, former congressman with ties to vaccine critics, to lead CDC
Weldon has questioned the safety of some vaccines and advocated for limits on abortion. He'll be the first CDC director to face Senate confirmation.
Former Florida congressman Dave Weldon picked as CDC director
While in Congress, Weldon introduced a bill that would give responsibility for the nation's vaccine safety to an independent agency within the HHS.
Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC
Another vaccine skeptic with New York ties could soon shape public health policy. President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida congressman and physician Dave Weldon to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Trump picks former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida to lead CDC
Weldon, 71, is a medical doctor and former lawmaker who served in the House, representing Florida. The former congressman has been a strong critic of the CDC, especially its vaccine program. Weldon has championed the long-debunked notion that thimerosal, a vaccine preservative, is linked to autism.
Trump names Dave Weldon as his pick to direct the CDC
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced that Dave Weldon is his choice to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a sweeping U.S. agency with a $17.
Trump's CDC pick, Dr. Dave Weldon, a Long Island native, stirs concern
He graduated from Farmingdale High in 1971 and from Stony Brook in 1978 with a bachelor of science in biochemistry.
Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC Pick, Wasn’t on Anyone’s Radar
Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Republican congressman who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been off the political stage for more than 15 years.
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Trump's Quack Nominee For CDC Is Not Some Harmless Old Coot
He's a threat to public health, and we have to push Democrats to come out in force against nominees like this.
Seattle Times3d
Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC Pick, Was Not on Anyone’s Radar
While in Congress, Weldon was critical of officials at the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration. They “failed to free ...
The Week1d
Why Trump naming David Weldon as CDC chief worries public health experts?
The crucial nomination of Weldon comes at a time when mpox and bird flu threats are looming in the US. If David is appointed, ...