Surgeon general nominee on vaccines

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Dr. Nicole Saphier, the president's surgeon general nominee, told senators at her confirmation hearing Wednesday that she does not believe childhood vaccinations cause autism. "I don't know what causes autism, but I have not seen reputable evidence that would suggest that vaccines cause autism," she told Senate Health Committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Sen. Cassidy, however, wanted a firmer answer, pointing to previous nominees who had given themselves "wiggle room" on similar questions. "There's a little bit of a wiggle room there, and I'm so sensitive to this, because I've had wiggle room from people sitting there … who later use that wiggle room to do things which are quite contrary," he told her. The lame-duck Republican, who's also a physician, then asked whether she agreed with President Trump's assertion that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine could be "quite lethal." "As a physician, I can tell you that I do not believe the MMR vaccine to be lethal," Dr. S