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Cassidy: Trump’s handling of measles a 'terrible legacy'

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Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Cassidy: Trump’s handling of measles a “terrible legacy” Senate Health Committee chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Wednesday called the Trump administration’s handling of measles outbreaks a “terrible legacy,” as he cit…

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  1. Union Leader

    Republican senator faults Trump vaccine policy for measles deaths as panel weighs health nominees (opens Union Leader)

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    The Senate health committee’s Republican chairman on Wednesday blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump’s administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president’s pick for surgeon general to state plainly that vaccines do not…

  2. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    GOP senator blames Trump vaccine policy for measles deaths (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Senate health committee’s Republican chairman today blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump’s administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president’s pick for surgeon general to state plainly that vaccines do not cause a…

  3. The Guardian

    Republican senator blames Trump administration policies for measles deaths in Pennsylvania (opens The Guardian)

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    Health committee chair Bill Cassidy said fatal outbreak of disease is a ‘terrible legacy’ for Trump administration US politics live – latest updates Senator Bill Cassidy, the Republican chairman of the US Senate health committee, blamed the Trump administration ’s vaccine-skeptical approach for ‌rec…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US Senator Bill Cassidy presses Trump's pick for surgeon general on views over vaccines, public health.

  5. MS Now

    GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy calls measles outbreak a ‘terrible legacy’ for the Trump administration (opens MS Now)

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    In a hearing to confirm nominees for some of the country’s top health jobs, Cassidy, a gastroenterologist, blamed misinformation for the rise in vaccine-preventable diseases.

  6. The Hill

    Cassidy: Trump’s handling of measles a 'terrible legacy' (opens The Hill)

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    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Cassidy: Trump’s handling of measles a “terrible legacy” Senate Health Committee chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Wednesday called the Trump administration’s handling of measles outbreaks a “terrible legacy,” as he cit…