This CDC nominee may have been too anti-vax even for RFK Jr.’s HHS

Dr. Dave Weldon is the first Trump nominee who failed to make it through the Senate confirmation process.

As I reported back in December , Weldon , 71 , has a staunch anti-vaccine record.

He introduced legislation that would have stripped CDC of its authority to conduct vaccine safety research.

He has also promoted the unfounded theory that vaccines lead to childhood autism.

Weldon alleged RFK Jr. was “very upset” when he told him his nomination was dead, adding, “[ Kennedy ] said I was the perfect person for the job.” But Weldon ’s withdrawal doesn’t mean he is suddenly in favor of evidence-based research about vaccines.

Earlier this month he wrote an op-ed for Fox calling for making measles vaccines “readily accessible”.