Surgeon General Nominee Says Vaccines Save Lives, but Informed Consent Important

President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general told a Senate panel on Feb. 25 that she supports vaccination as well as individuals discussing the risks and benefits of medications with doctors. “I’m supportive of vaccination,” Dr. Casey Means, 38, told the Senate Health Committee during a hearing in Washington. “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.” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a doctor and the chair of the panel, asked Means multiple times to recommend that people get certain vaccines or get their children vaccinated....