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U.S. Surgeon General nominee Means says she backs vaccines, with parental conversations

By Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2026 | 9:44 AM

NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) – 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.

(Reporting by Caroline Humer and Katharine ​Jackson)