U.S. Surgeon General nominee Means says she backs vaccines, with parental conversations

February 25, 2026 10:44 AM EST

Casey Means, nominated to serve as the next U.S. Surgeon General, testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

NEW YORK, ‌Feb ​25 (Reuters) - ​Casey Means, President Donald Trump's ‌nominee for U.S. surgeon ⁠general and an ally ‌of Health Secretary ‌Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said before the ​Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and ⁠Pensions Committee that she backs vaccines ​for measles, currently at levels not seen ​in decades ‌in the U.S., and other diseases.

"I'm ⁠supportive of vaccination. I do believe that ⁠each patient, mother, parent, ​needs to have a conversation with their pediatrician about ‌any medication they're putting in their ‌body and ⁠their children's ‌body," Means ​said.

(Reporting by Caroline Humer and Katharine ‌Jackson)



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