Trump's "wellness" nominee for Surgeon General: "vaccines are not part of my core message"

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https://www.rawstory.com/casey-means-2675337702/

President Donald Trump's Surgeon General pick faced a tough grilling on Wednesday at her Senate confirmation hearing, and the Wall Street Journal's editorial board was not impressed.


Casey Means, a wellness entrepreneur, badly stumbled when pressed on vaccine safety, dodging straightforward questions about childhood immunizations and autism.

When asked about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s debunked autism-vaccine claims, Means equivocated that "we do not know what, as a medical community, causes autism," and "we should not leave any stone unturned."

The Journal editors called her out.

"She’s right that we don't know all of the causes of autism, but countless studies have ruled out vaccines. Why not say that?" they asked.

Things didn't get better when senators asked if she'd encourage measles vaccination. Instead of a simple yes, Means deflected: "I believe every patient, mother, parent needs to have a conversation with their physician."

The Journal pointedly asked: "How about a simple 'yes'?" She then admitted "vaccines are not part of my core message," a stunning response for someone seeking the nation's top public health job.

[Bread and Circuses]

1. Kook

[CozyMystery]

2. We cannot expect people to be appointed to be qualified for the job. nt

[iluvtennis]

3. Yeo, just a bunch of hacks in Don the Con's admin. n/t

[AllyCat]

4. She is not board certified and holds no license.

“Functional medicine” CAM quack

[Skittles]

5. Trump whore is the only real requirement

she fits the bill

[dalton99a]

7. No truer words.

[livetohike]

6. How many people will die because they

followed the advice of these unqualified “health” officials? This is like a Twilight Zone episode.

[Johonny]

8. Wellness grifter who will recommend

Unproven and unlikely to help costly wellness products. It's all a scam and she is really a wealthness expert. How to gain wealth by selling shit to people. Same as Doctor Oz.