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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Mimi Heimbrod

Louisiana Surgeon Ralph Abraham Becomes CDC's Second-Highest Official Amid Vaccine Controversy

Dr. Ralph Abrahams gives a speech years before being appointed as deputy director of the CDC. (Credit: Screenshot from YouTube/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSHAGOU98T0)

Dr Ralph Lee Abraham, Louisiana's first Surgeon General, has been named as the new principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, the US government organisation's decision has drawn immediate criticism from public health experts.

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