The Senate health committee scrutinizes picks to lead the CDC and HHS pandemic response agency.
Surgeon general nominee Dr. Erica Schwartz (left) and Sean Kaufman, nominee for assistant secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. (Photos by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
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When two senior nominees for Health and Human Services leadership positions appeared Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy opened the confirmation hearing by saying the safety and vital importance of vaccines and immunization recommendations should be a settled issue.
