The White House has withdrawn its nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The decision came just before Weldon’s scheduled confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Weldon, a physician and former Republican congressman, has been a vocal critic of vaccines.
His past remarks questioning vaccine safety and criticizing the CDC for its approach to vaccine oversight were expected to be key points of scrutiny during his hearing, CBS News wrote.
“It was clear he did not have the votes in the …