White House abruptly pulls Dave Weldon’s CDC nomination before hearing. The former congressman who drew scrutiny for anti-vaccine views did not appear to have the votes for confirmation amid a ...

Former Congressman Dr. Dave Weldon speaks in The Villages, Fla., on May 31, 2012. Reporter President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

Trump picks former congressman Dave Weldon of Florida to lead CDC. The medical doctor has been a vocal critic of the agency, especially its vaccine program. November 22, 2024. 6 min.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida who has questioned vaccine safety, to lead the CDC may position him as an important anti-vaccine ally ...

President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his pick as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "In addition to being a Medical ...

“I am thrilled to announce that former Congressman, Dr. Dave Weldon, is nominated to serve as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),” Trump said in a statement ...

Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman and physician, is set to appear at a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for his nomination to lead the CDC.

Why Dave Weldon was the wrong person to lead the CDC The U.S. can’t afford another high-ranking health official who is opposed to vaccines. Updated March 13, 2025 ...

Dave Weldon (center), then representing Florida’s 15th congressional district, with fellow U.S. Reps. Brian Kerns (left) and Dennis Kucinich (right), in July 2001, following passage of a House ...

Dave Weldon’s long record of promoting the disproven link between vaccines and autism raises concerns among some public health experts about his ability to run the CDC. December 15, 2024 13 min ...

Dr. Dave Weldon, seen here in 2012 speaking to a Florida audience, was born in Amityville and graduated from Farmingdale High in 1971. Credit: AP/Brendan Farrington By David Olson david.olson ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced Dave Weldon, a former congressman and a medical doctor, as his choice for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a ...