Trump Surgeon General Nominee Nicole Saphier Backs MMR Vaccine in Senate Hearing
Nicole Saphier tells senators she rejects links between childhood vaccines and autism, contradicting past comments by Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr.
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First reported by Scientific American, 19 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 16 Sept 2026. Scientific American published first, on 16 September at 18:00 UTC; Fox News Politics followed 20 min later. The most recent article, from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, appeared on 16 September at 19:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Scientific American, Fox News Politics.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Scientific AmericanTrump's surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier praises MMR, hepatitis B vaccines in Senate hearing
- Fox News PoliticsTrump surgeon general pick backs MMR vaccine, rejects link between childhood vaccines and autism
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraRepublican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths
Sources
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- Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deaths Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Trump surgeon general pick backs MMR vaccine, rejects link between childhood vaccines and autism Fox News Politics
- Trump's surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier praises MMR, hepatitis B vaccines in Senate hearing Scientific American
In this story
- Nicole Saphier
- Donald Trump
- Robert Kennedy, Jr.