Trump US CDC nominee backs vaccines as life-saving

U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the CDC was pulled into political contention over U.S. vaccine policy on Wednesday, describing the medications as "life-saving" and telling a ... Read More

Trump’s possible nominees for CDC director - Washington Examiner

Whoever it will be, Trump’s nominee will be the first CDC director required to undergo the extensive Senate confirmation process, a reform that was passed into law following the missteps in the ... Read More

FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines. Read More

Top FDA vaccine official rejected broad use of Covid-19 shots, documents show

The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use of two Covid-19 vaccines, newly released documents show. Read More

Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks: 'He was confused'

President Donald Trump (pictured) took exception on Wednesday to comments from the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who said a vaccine for the novel coronavirus ... Read More

Makary clarifies Trump administration's position on COVID-19 vaccines - Baltimore Sun

Dr. Marty Makary, the Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor who, Trump tapped to lead the FDA, clarified the recently changed recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More

Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance - The Independent

The leadership vacuum at a foremost federal public health agency has existed for months, after President Donald Trump suddenly withdrew his first pick for CDC director in March. A hearing for his ... Read More

President Donald Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing - Chicago Tribune

Weldon was to be the first CDC director nominee to have to go through Senate confirmation — the result of a provision in a law passed during the Biden administration. The agency’s 20 previous ... Read More

Trump nominates Susan Monarez for CDC director, elevating from acting role - CBS News

Trump nominates Susan Monarez as CDC director 00:21. President Trump has decided to pick Susan Monarez to be the new nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making ... Read More

CDC official overseeing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations resigns - CBS News

What to know about changes in CDC guidance for COVID-19 vaccine 02:35. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Tuesday she was resigning from her role overseeing updates to the ... Read More

Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, leaving agency, Biden says

Biden selected Walensky to lead the CDC in December 2020, replacing Dr. Robert Redfield, who was the director throughout the majority of former President Donald Trump’s administration. Read More

Trump’s possible nominees for CDC director - MSN

Atlas, a radiologist by training, served in the first Trump administration as an adviser on COVID-19 policy after making sever al appearances on Fox News in 2020 to discuss the pandemic. Read More