The U.S. can’t afford another high-ranking health official who is opposed to vaccines.

His name rose to the top of the administration’s short list for CDC directors after a push from Kennedy’s team, three people familiar with the process told STAT. Weldon is a physician who ...

In the past, the CDC director has been appointed to lead ... “What is the difference between RFK Jr. and Dave Weldon?” Offit asked. “Why is one OK and the other or not?” ...

The Trump administration appears to have reached a bridge too far. On Thursday, the White House withdrew its nomination of ...

Dave Weldon's nomination to be the director of the ... Hopefully they can find someone for CDC who can survive the confirmation process and get past pharma and find some answers." ...

Dave Weldon from Florida has years of questionable stances on vaccinations ... When he made the nomination announcement, Trump said Weldon “will proudly restore the CDC to its true purpose, and will ...

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of vaccine skeptic and former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hours before he was set ...

Former congressman Dr. Dave Weldon blames pharmaceutical industry lobbying for contributing to the withdrawal of his nomination as director of the CDC, as some Republicans may have voted against him.

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon, a former Republican congressman from Florida, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A source familiar with the ...

Hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation, the White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon, a Republican ...

Former Florida congressman David Weldon is the third Trump administration nominee who didn’t make it to a confirmation hearing. Previously, former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration ...

Weldon also reportedly helped anti-vaccine researchers Mark Geier and his son David access the Vaccine Safety Datalink, a CDC database containing patient health records, according to an account in ...