Dr. Heidi Overton appeared before a Senate committee on September 24 for her confirmation hearing as FDA commissioner. During questioning, Overton affirmed that the MMR vaccine is safe and effective but faced scrutiny over her views on abortion medication mifepristone.
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An FDA commissioner's job is to stand between political pressure & evidence. Dr. Overton played a central role in the order shrinking the childhood vaccine schedule & calling for split MMR shots that don't exist. No new data. I'm quoted ahead of today's hearing abcnews.com/Health/dr-he... Dr. Heidi Overton is set to appear before a Senate committee on Thursday for her confirmation hearing as the n
Dr. Heidi Overton is appearing before a Senate committee on Thursday for her confirmation hearing as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Dr Heidi Overton faces confirmation hearing weeks after standing behind Trump as he suggested shot could be ‘quite lethal’ Dr Heidi Overton, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has told senators the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is “safe and effective”, weeks after standing behind the president as he suggested the shot could be “quite lethal” . At a
On Thursday, the Senate health committee met with Heidi Overton, nominee for commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration. When asked about her views on mifepristone, a key abortion medication, Overton danced around the issue. Read in STAT: apple.news/AFAbO1ejPQHu... 😡silence=whatever cheeto wants On Thursday, the Senate health committee met with Heidi Overton, nominee for commissioner of the F