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Republican senator faults Trump vaccine policy for US measles deaths as panel weighs health nominees

The U.S. Senate health committee's Republican chairman on Wednesday blamed the approach toward vaccines taken by President Donald Trump's administration for recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania and pressed the president's pick for surgeon general to state plainly that ‌vaccines do not cause autism.

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Reuters· Sep 16, 3:30 PMRepublican senator faults Trump vaccine policy for US measles deaths as panel weighs health nominees

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