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Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump’s FDA nominee says MMR shot is ‘safe and effective’ at Senate hearing

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Dr Mehmet Oz, Robert F Kennedy Jr and Donald Trump stand as Heidi Overton speaks during an event to deliver remarks about healthcare costs at the White House campus in Washington DC on 18 May 2026. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Dr Heidi Overton, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has told senators the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is “safe and effective”, weeks after standing behind the president as he suggested the shot could be “quite lethal”.

At a confirmation hearing on Thursday, Overton described the MMR vaccine as “safe and effective”, adding: “It is our best tool right now in the public health response to the measles outbreak.”

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