Weldon served 14 years in Congress, where he was an outspoken critic of the CDC and its vaccine program.

Summary

Trump’s nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the CDC, alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, raises concerns about U.S. vaccine policy.

Weldon, a former congressman and vocal vaccine safety critic, has pushed false claims linking vaccines to autism and sought to shift vaccine oversight away from the CDC.

Experts warn this leadership could undermine public trust in vaccines, disrupt the CDC’s immunization guidelines, and fracture state policies.

The stakes are high as the U.S. faces rising measles, whooping cough, and global health threats like H5N1 bird flu.

  • @SanctimoniousApeEnglish
    3•1 month ago

    Watch Trump get sick again like he did with COVID, and spread it to his entire transition team. They won’t learn a damned thing from it, but it’d be hilarious nonetheless.